Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of approving.
- noun An official approbation; a sanction.
- noun Favorable regard; commendation.
- idiom (on approval) For examination or trial by a customer without the obligation to buy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of approving; approbation; commendation; sanction; ratification.
- noun Synonyms Approbation, Approval (see
approbation ), acceptance, consent, authorization.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Approbation; sanction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
- noun An expression of favorable
acceptance andencouragement ; acompliment that alsocondones .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun acceptance as satisfactory
- noun a feeling of liking something or someone good
- noun a message expressing a favorable opinion
- noun the formal act of approving
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the House side, Speaker Nancy Pelosi insists a Democratic proposal that includes the public option will win approval from the full chamber, despite squabbling among House Democrats over the measure's cost.
Conrad: Dems lack votes to pass health care reform on their own 2009
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Once each chamber passes a bill, a conference committee will merge the two measures into a single proposal that must win approval from the legislators before going to Obama.
Conrad: Dems lack votes to pass health care reform on their own 2009
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Not the way to lead and not the way to win approval from the voters for whom you work.
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The 48 percent approval is a 7 point drop in approval from last month.
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Part of the slip in approval is because of republican-lite "Blue Dogs."
CNN Poll: Dems becoming less popular but no gains for GOP 2009
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It would certainly lengthen the time required to obtain approval from the FDA to license new medicines, and it would have a catastrophic impact on the huge and growing backlog at the U.S. Patents Office.
Scott Lilly: Draconian but Expensive: Boehner's Poorly Considered 'Pledge' Is Likely to Increase the Deficit Scott Lilly 2010
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First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Md. gubernatorial candidates dodge hard questions on taxes Robert McCartney 2010
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First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Md. gubernatorial candidates dodge hard questions on taxes Robert McCartney 2010
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First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Md. gubernatorial candidates dodge hard questions on taxes Robert McCartney 2010
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Please be advised that CBS Outdoor failed to comply with Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of Contract No. TR03-ADV “Advertising Contract,” specifically, CBS did not obtain approval from the Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) Director prior to placing the attached advertisement on 10 MDT buses.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Official Miami-Dade Transit Approval of the “Leaving Islam” Ads 2010
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