rubber stamp
[noun]
Synonyms: commonplace, banality, bromide, cliché, platitude, prosaicism, prosaism, shibboleth, tag, truism

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English Thesaurus: approve, pass, ratify, rubber-stam

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ˌrubber ˈstamp noun [countable]
a small piece of rubber with a handle, used for printing dates or names on paper

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ˌrubber-ˈstamp verb [transitive]
to give official approval to something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval:
The committee has already rubber-stamped the scheme.

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approve to officially accept a plan, proposal etc:
The Medical Research Council has approved the use of a new drug for breast cancer.
pass to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting:
Many anti-smoking laws have been passed.
ratify to make a written agreement official by signing it:
The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988.
rubber-stamp to approve something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval:
Parliament merely rubber-stamped the president’s decisions.

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rubber stamp
rubber-stamp (something) - if someone rubber-stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough.
The committee is just a rubber stamp for the president's policies.

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rubber-stamp
rubber-stamp (something)
if someone rubber-stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough.
School governors will not simply rubber-stamp what teachers have already decided.

The court was asked to rubber-stamp the Department's decision to free the men.

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rubber-stamp something
rubber-stamp (something)
if someone rubber-stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough.
School governors will not simply rubber-stamp what teachers have already decided.

The court was asked to rubber-stamp the Department's decision to free the men.

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