rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps
Definition of rubber-stamp
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another
2
: to mark with a rubber stamp
rubber stamp
nounDefinition of rubber stamp (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a stamp of rubber for making imprints
2a
: a person who echoes or imitates others
b
: a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source
the parliament was a rubber stamp for the dictator
3a
: a stereotyped copy or expression
the usual rubber stamps of criticism— H. L. Mencken
b
: a routine endorsement or approval
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The first known use of rubber-stamp was in 1873
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