rubber stamp
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rubber stamp
n.
1. A piece of rubber affixed to a handle and bearing raised characters used to make ink impressions, as of names or dates.
2. also rub·ber·stamp (rŭb′ər-stămp′)
a. A person or body that gives perfunctory approval or endorsement of a policy without assessing its merit.
b. A perfunctory approval or endorsement.
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rubber stamp
n
1. a device used for imprinting dates or commonly used phrases on forms, invoices, etc
2. automatic authorization of a payment, proposal, etc, without challenge
3. a person who makes such automatic authorizations; a cipher or person of little account
vb (tr)
4. to imprint (forms, invoices, etc) with a rubber stamp
5. informal to approve automatically
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rub′ber stamp′
n.
1. a device with a rubber printing surface that is coated with ink by pressing it on an ink-saturated pad, used for imprinting names, standard messages, etc.
2. a person, government agency, etc., that gives approval automatically or routinely.
3. such approval.
[1885–90]
rub′ber-stamp′, v.t.
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2. | rubber stamp - routine authorization of an action without questions empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
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Translations
خَتْم أرْقام مَطّاطِيَّه
razítko
gummistempel
timbre de goma
kumileimasin
gumibélyegzõ
stimpill
ıstampamühür
rubber stamp
n → timbro di gommaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rubber
(ˈrabə) noun1. (also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this. Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.
2. (also eˈraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks. a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.
3. (slang) a condom.
4. a rubber band.
ˈrubbery adjective like rubber.
rubber band an elastic band.
rubber stamp an instrument with rubber figures, letters etc which is used to stamp a name, date etc on books or papers.
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