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.
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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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Oversight is shifting from initial access control toward something more continuous, closer to ongoing accountability than a one-time approval.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
With the legislation still requiring parliamentary approval, MPs will be under pressure to oppose unpopular proposals as general elections loom next year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
But Elliott’s openness to the idea of duplicating a move his father made 25 years ago was greeted with near-unanimous approval online.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Nora Volkow, the longtime director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in 2024 that ibogaine was unlikely to ever receive approval as a treatment for opioid addiction.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
With the legislation still requiring parliamentary approval, MPs will be under pressure to oppose unpopular proposals as general elections loom next year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
But Elliott’s openness to the idea of duplicating a move his father made 25 years ago was greeted with near-unanimous approval online.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Nora Volkow, the longtime director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in 2024 that ibogaine was unlikely to ever receive approval as a treatment for opioid addiction.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for approval
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approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl
: an act or instance of approving
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