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rubber-stamp

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rub·ber-stamp (rbr-stmp)
tr.v. rub·ber-stamped, rub·ber-stamp·ing, rub·ber-stamps
1. To mark with the imprint of a rubber stamp.
2. To endorse, vote for, or approve without question or deliberation.
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rubber-stamp
verb agree to, buy (slang), adopt, approve, endorse, consent to, buy into (slang), take on board, accede to Nearly 60 banks have rubber-stamped a refinancing deal.
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rubber-stamp [ˌrʌbəˈstæmp] VT (officially) → aprobar con carácter oficial (fig) (= without questioning) → aprobar maquinalmente
see also rubber
rubber-stamp [ˌrʌbəˈstæmp] vt (fig) → approvare senza discussione
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I can't see any point in voting in the elections for Euro MPs since there is no such thing as a private member's bill in the European Parliament; the Euro MPs merely rubber-stamp decisions taken by the non-elected and corrupt European Commissioners.
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