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
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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
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Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
The last time, when Iger picked Chapek, the board rubber-stamped it.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
None is a rubber stamp and could pose major problems in a second Trump term.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The country’s Supreme Court, in a report that was kept sealed but reported on by Politico, rubber-stamped the hacking as incidental to legitimate state operations.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
The last time, when Iger picked Chapek, the board rubber-stamped it.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
Think of them as an early version of a rubber stamp — but one that rolled across a wet clay tablet rather than pounded onto a paper surface.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
None is a rubber stamp and could pose major problems in a second Trump term.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Rubber-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber-stamp. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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