rub·ber-stamp
ˈrə-bər-ˈstamp 
rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps
1
: to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another
2
: to mark with a rubber stamp
1
: a stamp of rubber for making imprints
2
a
: a person who echoes or imitates others
b
: a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source
the parliament was a rubber stamp for the dictator
3
a
: a stereotyped copy or expression
the usual rubber stamps of criticism—
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
b
: a routine endorsement or approval
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Examples of rubber-stamp in a Sentence
Noun
The legislature has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the President.
an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
But the academy’s directors branch hasn’t rubber-stamped the DGA’s slate since 2010, so someone’s probably out.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The fact that he was fired from Mar-A-Lago proves one thing: there is no oversight, just a rubber stamp congress.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The decision was rubber-stamped by the country’s Strategic Investment Committee, which is controlled by Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama, 60, once a fierce Trump critic who has had a change of heart.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
But the academy’s directors branch hasn’t rubber-stamped the DGA’s slate since 2010, so someone’s probably out.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
In Poland, the previous administration stacked the judiciary with loyalists, turning it effectively into a rubber stamp for the ruling party.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The fact that he was fired from Mar-A-Lago proves one thing: there is no oversight, just a rubber stamp congress.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Rubber-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber-stamp. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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