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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The mayor has a record low approval rating and faces an uphill battle in trying to win the Democratic primary in June against a large field of candidates.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian politicians at the time would have been thrilled with such numbers; the most popular Ukrainian politicians before the 2010 presidential election had an approval rating of no more than 30 percent.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
In January 2001, former President George W. Bush received 65 percent approval for his transition, and former President Clinton had a 67 percent approval rating for his presidential transition in December 1992.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump’s Second Term Will Differ Greatly From The First In Terms of Tech
For the time being, the president-elect is enjoying a 50% approval rating — his highest since April 2017 — and he was recently named TIME Magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian politicians at the time would have been thrilled with such numbers; the most popular Ukrainian politicians before the 2010 presidential election had an approval rating of no more than 30 percent.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
In January 2001, former President George W. Bush received 65 percent approval for his transition, and former President Clinton had a 67 percent approval rating for his presidential transition in December 1992.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump’s Second Term Will Differ Greatly From The First In Terms of Tech
For the time being, the president-elect is enjoying a 50% approval rating — his highest since April 2017 — and he was recently named TIME Magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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