Recognition

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

approval

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body