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countersign
v. add an additional signature


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Countersign
Countersign is a military term for a sign, word, or any other signal previously agreed upon and required to be exchanged between a sentry or guard and anybody approaching his or her post. The term usually encompasses both the sign given by the approaching party as well as the sentry's reply. However, in some armies, the countersign is strictly the reply of the sentry to the password given by the person approaching. A well-known sign/countersign is that used by the Allied forces on D-Day during World War II: the challenge/sign was "flash" and the answer/countersign "thunder".
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countersign
Noun
1. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
(synonym) password, watchword, word, parole
(hypernym) positive identification
2. a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
(synonym) countersignature
(hypernym) signature
Verb
1. add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"
(hypernym) sign
(derivation) countersignature


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Countersign
(v. t.)
To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
  
 
(a.)
The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.
  
 
(a.)
A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.
  

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NATO AAP6 (2004) DictionaryDownload this dictionary
countersign
A secret challenge and its reply. See also challenge; password; reply. 1/3/73
 
signal d'identification convenu
Signal d'identification secret et sa réponse. Voir aussi procédé d'identification; mot de passe; réponse. 1/3/73

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