approval rating
noun
: a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job
The governor's approval rating is going up.
Examples of approval rating in a Sentence
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When Trump left office in 2021 after his followers sacked the Capitol, the Gallup Poll logged his approval rating at a dismal 34%.
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Biden’s approval rating — hovering around 40% — is in perilous territory for a president seeking a second term, with many Americans citing his age, 81, as a key sticking point.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
But Putin’s approval rating remains high at 86%, according to the independent pollster Levada Center.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Compare that to the 67% of Black voters who approved of the job the president is doing — far above his overall approval rating of 43%.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
Opinion surveys just before the election pegged his approval rating above 80 percent.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin may have felt more comfortable orchestrating such a large margin of victory because Mr. Putin’s approval rating has climbed during the war in independent polls, owing to a rally-around-the-flag effect and optimism about the Russian economy.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The Levada Center, a non-governmental polling organization, reports Putin’s approval rating at over 80% – an eye-popping figure virtually unknown among Western politicians, and a substantial increase on the three-year period before the invasion of Ukraine.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden's approval rating for his handling of the situation in the Middle East is at 27%, according to the Gallup poll, but Biden's overall job approval rating remains at 40%, compared with 37% in October and November surveys.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Biden’s approval rating — hovering around 40% — is in perilous territory for a president seeking a second term, with many Americans citing his age, 81, as a key sticking point.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
But Putin’s approval rating remains high at 86%, according to the independent pollster Levada Center.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Compare that to the 67% of Black voters who approved of the job the president is doing — far above his overall approval rating of 43%.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
Opinion surveys just before the election pegged his approval rating above 80 percent.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin may have felt more comfortable orchestrating such a large margin of victory because Mr. Putin’s approval rating has climbed during the war in independent polls, owing to a rally-around-the-flag effect and optimism about the Russian economy.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The Levada Center, a non-governmental polling organization, reports Putin’s approval rating at over 80% – an eye-popping figure virtually unknown among Western politicians, and a substantial increase on the three-year period before the invasion of Ukraine.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden's approval rating for his handling of the situation in the Middle East is at 27%, according to the Gallup poll, but Biden's overall job approval rating remains at 40%, compared with 37% in October and November surveys.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
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