rubber stamp

rubber stamp

noun

Definition of RUBBER STAMP

1

: a stamp of rubber for making imprints

2

a : a person who echoes or imitates others b : a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source <the parliament was a rubber stamp for the dictator>

3

a : a stereotyped copy or expression <the usual rubber stamps of criticism — H. L. Mencken> b : a routine endorsement or approval

— rubber–stamp adjective

Examples of RUBBER STAMP

1. The legislature has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the President.
2. <an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway>

First Known Use of RUBBER STAMP

1881

Related to RUBBER STAMP

Synonyms: aper, copyist, echo, follower, imitator, copycat, wannabe (also wannabee)

Related Words: parrot; ape, emulator, impersonator, impressionist, mimic

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