rubber-stamp

verb

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rub·ber-stamp | \ ˈrə-bər-ˈstamp

rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps

Definition of rubber-stamp

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

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

noun

Definition 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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Examples of rubber-stamp in a Sentence

Noun The legislature has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the President. an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Yet even with a legislature that is trending toward a rubber stamp, there are certain issues that cannot be quickly or easily solved. — Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022 Indeed, in Baseball, the appeal is a far cry from a rubber stamp. — Marc Edelman, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The folks behind Laurelhurst Market were the first to bite, opening a Big’s Chicken outpost in a former rubber stamp shop in 2018. — oregonlive, 12 May 2022 The rubber stamp is available in two sizes and comes with an ink pad. — Noma Nazish, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 Wednesday's Supreme Court order showed that the justices weren't going to be willing to rubber stamp any legal challenge to the committee's work. — Katelyn Polantz, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 The judge is not a rubber stamp for the prosecutor. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 22 Mar. 2022 The project is subject to a full council vote Wednesday, but with every member of council on the budget committee, that vote will essentially be a rubber stamp. — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022 And then it will be sent back to the House for, effectively, a rubber stamp of approval -- a move that seems certain to further alienate AOC and her liberal colleagues from the process. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 22 Nov. 2021 See More

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