approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl 
: an act or instance of approving something : approbation
The change is subject to the committee's approval.
Examples of approval in a Sentence
children who never gained their parents' approval
Do I have your approval to make the changes?
The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval.
The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.
We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.
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One of the recommendations calls for evaluating who at the agency should control approvals of no-bid contracts — an authority that currently rests with Orso.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved a new Associate of Science in Agriculture at the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, effective this fall, pending approval of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
The new strategy would continue the current vaccine approval process for people ages 65 and older and younger people with health problems that put them at high risk for serious complications from the virus.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 22 May 2025
Because there’s no need for a credit score, no official approval process and no institutional guardrails, even those still navigating early financial independence are being nudged into debt with a single tap.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved a new Associate of Science in Agriculture at the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, effective this fall, pending approval of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
The new strategy would continue the current vaccine approval process for people ages 65 and older and younger people with health problems that put them at high risk for serious complications from the virus.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 22 May 2025
Because there’s no need for a credit score, no official approval process and no institutional guardrails, even those still navigating early financial independence are being nudged into debt with a single tap.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Approval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl
: an act or instance of approving
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