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

Meanwhile Trump’s net approval rating has fallen to the lowest of his two terms, according to CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey. —Matt Peterson, CNBC, 12 May 2026

Americans disapprove of his handling of the war by 66% to 33%, and his approval rating on the economy has dropped to 34%. —The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026

James’ résumé received a 97% approval rating while Emily’s identical résumé was rated at 76%. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 11 May 2026

Compared to February 2025, white voters without college degrees, parents of children who are under 18, those who make less than $50,000 a year and even adults in the South now give a net-negative job approval rating of the president. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 9 May 2026

Rhymes for approval rating

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