Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or an instance of approving.
- n. An official approbation; a sanction.
- n. Favorable regard; commendation.
- idiom. on approval For examination or trial by a customer without the obligation to buy: took the dress on approval.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of approving; approbation; commendation; sanction; ratification.
- n. Synonyms Approbation, Approval (see approbation), acceptance, consent, authorization.
Wiktionary
- n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
- n. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Approbation; sanction.
WordNet 3.0
- n. acceptance as satisfactory
- n. a feeling of liking something or someone good
- n. a message expressing a favorable opinion
- n. the formal act of approving
Etymologies
- approve + -al (Wiktionary)
Examples
“First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.”
The Washington Post: Md. gubernatorial candidates dodge hard questions on taxes
“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.”
“Not the way to lead and not the way to win approval from the voters for whom you work.”
“Part of the slip in approval is because of republican-lite "Blue Dogs.”
“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
“The 48 percent approval is a 7 point drop in approval from last month.”
“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
“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
“However, any such change would have to win approval from the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, whose president sharply criticized the change.”
“It seems this principle is more a cynical effort to gain approval from the masses, especially those most likely to be killed for the sake of the war promoters on both sides who have power, prestige and wealth at stake. â”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘approval’.
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CONT - general terms
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...health, follow, condition, meeting, minister, beginning, chapter, information, language, remain, covered, respect and 2614 more...
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Things that are instant.
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scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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Personal Vocabulary List
All my favourite words that I come across!
veritable, incongruence, rigamorole, letcherous, revolting, repulsive, reputrid, rapatious, forays, guise, placate, paradigm and 1162 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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MEC3 Lesson 133
approval, seal, embarrassing, feature, stunt, backfire, misfortune, classic, set the scene, broadcast, stage manager, proper and 55 more...
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Vocabulary 3
desperate, trial, swerve, flower-pot, bracelet, pendant, drawer, plug, socket, cast, fluorescent tube, case and 55 more...
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