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

Recent Examples on the Web

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds the unambiguous record for the most unpopular chancellor in Germany’s history, with his approval rating hitting 16% in May, according to a Deutschlandtrend/ARD poll. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a historic low, with only 17 to 24 % support across dozens of current national polls. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026

Netanyahu was somewhat less unpopular with Americans as a whole with a -18% approval rating, about 10% better than his showing among Jews. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

The president’s approval rating was hovering around 38% in a June survey taken by Quinnipiac University, with independents and Democrats driving much of that dissatisfaction. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for approval rating

• accelerating
• accentuating
• accommodating
• accumulating
• adjudicating
• administrating
• affiliating
• agglutinating
• alienating
• alleviating
• amalgamating
• ameliorating