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.

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Trump's approval rating has been stuck at 33% ‒ the lowest of his second term ‒ for three straight weeks, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 While the labor approval rating is high, union membership is not. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 Trump’s approval rating has sunk nationally since the start of his second term in January 2025. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 The president’s approval rating on the economy was a lowly 32% in the middle of the summer, according to polling by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for approval rating

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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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