. "2005-03-23T12:08:09+01:00"^^ . . "7653"^^ . . . . . . . "rat" . "The individual or body that confirms a Proposal negotiated or created by another party, causing it to become binding in a jurisdiction represented by the Ratifier. In the case of direct democratic ratification, the jurisdiction and the Ratifier are the same. If we ratify Management 's plan , we 'll have to take a drug test every week !"@en . "Ratifier" . .