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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The Democrats’ desire for a course correction comes as their party faces a record-high disapproval rating, while Republicans boast a record-high approval rating, according to a January Quinnipiac University poll. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 The vice president is already well liked among fellow Democrats, particularly Democratic women who give her a 78% job approval rating, the survey shows. —

Emily Mullin, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025 Newsom, who is trying to court Trump’s support for disaster aid while fending off his demands for more hardline state policies, has a 42% approval rating. —

Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025 The poll, conducted Wednesday through Friday of last week, showed Trump had a 53% approval rating. —

Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for approval rating

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