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 sinking approval rating also is tied to his low marks on immigration, with the president reeling from uproar around his aggressive tactics in Minnesota, where two people were shot to death by federal immigration agents.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Polling has consistently placed Putin’s approval rating above 80% since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
How does Trump's approval rating compare with his 1st term?
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
His approval rating has dropped over the past fewweeks.
—Margie Cullen, The Providence Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Polling has consistently placed Putin’s approval rating above 80% since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
How does Trump's approval rating compare with his 1st term?
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
His approval rating has dropped over the past fewweeks.
—Margie Cullen, The Providence Journal, 19 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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