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approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl
: an act or instance of approving something : approbation
The change is subject to the committee's approval.
Phrases
on approval
: subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or refusal
stamps sent to collectors on approval
Examples of approval in a Sentence
children who never gained their parents' approval
Do I have your approval to make the changes?
The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval.
The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.
We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.
Recent Examples on the Web
From Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, the bill establishes a streamlined approval project for such projects and creates financial incentives for reusing those office buildings.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024
Advertisement If the plan wins approval next week and then from the full council, voters will decide this year whether to give the panel sharper teeth in overseeing hundreds of public officials, political campaigns and the contributors and lobbyists who seek to influence them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Pending administration approval, the company may receive support through tax credits from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 26 May 2024
While Orange Barrel launched construction quickly at the PAMM site after securing city permits, the two 10-story billboards at Arsht never got past the approval stage.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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“Approval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl
: an act or instance of approving
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