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 public approval rating on immigration fell to 43% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in August from a high of 50% in March as Americans took an increasingly dim view of his heavy-handed tactics against migrants.
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Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Governor Mills enjoyed an overall approval rating of plus 10 in the University of New Hampshire poll, with 51 percent of Mainers viewing her favorably and 41 percent unfavorably.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But our movement has the highest approval rating since the 1960s, with 7 out of 10 Americans having a favorable view of unions.
—Jimmy Williams Jr, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Today El Salvador’s murder rate is among the lowest in Latin America, and Bukele’s approval rating stands at 85%.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Governor Mills enjoyed an overall approval rating of plus 10 in the University of New Hampshire poll, with 51 percent of Mainers viewing her favorably and 41 percent unfavorably.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But our movement has the highest approval rating since the 1960s, with 7 out of 10 Americans having a favorable view of unions.
—Jimmy Williams Jr, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Today El Salvador’s murder rate is among the lowest in Latin America, and Bukele’s approval rating stands at 85%.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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