rub·ber-stamp
ˈrə-bər-ˈstamp 
rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps
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
1
: a stamp of rubber for making imprints
2
a
: 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
3
a
: a stereotyped copy or expression
the usual rubber stamps of criticism—
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
b
: a routine endorsement or approval
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
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Brent Lang, Variety, 9 July 2025
Finally, approval fatigue sets in as managers overwhelmed by endless access requests tend to rubber-stamp approvals without careful review.
—Nidhi Jain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Will Stone, NPR, 9 June 2025
In the past, the White House has generally approved disaster reimbursements to states, and the Homeland Security secretary has largely functioned as a rubber stamp.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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Verb
The business community hoped Trump’s return would mean the government would rubber-stamp M&A activity.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 July 2025
Finally, approval fatigue sets in as managers overwhelmed by endless access requests tend to rubber-stamp approvals without careful review.
—Nidhi Jain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
The Committee will no longer function as a rubber stamp for industry profit-taking agendas.
—Will Stone, NPR, 9 June 2025
In the past, the White House has generally approved disaster reimbursements to states, and the Homeland Security secretary has largely functioned as a rubber stamp.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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“Rubber-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber-stamp. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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