rubber-stamp

rubber-stamp
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: rubber stamp
1. : to cancel, endorse, approve, or otherwise mark with a rubber stamp
2. : to approve, endorse, or dispose of (as a document or policy) as a matter of routine usually without the exercise of judgment or at the expressed or implied command of another person or body

wanted to rubber-stamp the appropriations and leave — Newsweek

citizen committees which expect the board to rubber-stamp their findings — Education Digest

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ˌrubber-ˈstamp [rubber-stamp rubber-stamps rubber-stamped rubber-stamping] verb \rubber-stamp sth (often disapproving)
to give official approval to a law, plan, decision, etc, especially without considering it carefully

The council just rubber-stamps decisions made by a higher authority.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rubber-stamp — [rub′ər stamp′] vt. 1. to put the impression of a rubber stamp on ☆ 2. Informal to approve or endorse in a routine manner, without thought adj. ☆ routinely approved or approving …   English World dictionary

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  • rubber stamp — n a small piece of rubber with a handle, used for printing dates or names on paper …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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