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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But remember: no president has ever had a 100% approval rating.
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Even at the end of then-Vice President Mike Pence’s term, his approval rating was only a 7-point drop from its beginning at 41%, according to a Gallup poll.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
Death of Indian farm worker in Italy sparks outrage
The drop in numbers notwithstanding, the Italian government is continuing to pursue an anti-immigration platform, which is widely supported by voters with Meloni enjoying a 44% approval rating, according to an Ipsos poll in September 2024.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Amid political topics, the company was taking bets Wednesday on how high President Biden’s approval rating will be by the end of this month; whether the U.S. will ban TikTok by May and whether there will be a second or even a third presidential debate this year.
—Wayne Parry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Even at the end of then-Vice President Mike Pence’s term, his approval rating was only a 7-point drop from its beginning at 41%, according to a Gallup poll.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
Death of Indian farm worker in Italy sparks outrage
The drop in numbers notwithstanding, the Italian government is continuing to pursue an anti-immigration platform, which is widely supported by voters with Meloni enjoying a 44% approval rating, according to an Ipsos poll in September 2024.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Amid political topics, the company was taking bets Wednesday on how high President Biden’s approval rating will be by the end of this month; whether the U.S. will ban TikTok by May and whether there will be a second or even a third presidential debate this year.
—Wayne Parry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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