Ratification vs. Certification — What's the Difference?

Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent that lacked the authority to bind the principal legally. Ratification defines the international act in which a state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty if the parties intended to show their consent by such an act.

Certification is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit.

To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm

The act of certifying.

The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.

The state of being certified.

A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.

A certified statement.

The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.

The act of certifying.

Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it;

The granting of a certificate.

A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

The act of certifying.

The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

Confirmation that some fact or statement is true

A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

Validating the authenticity of something or someone