rubber stamp

Definitions

1. 1

   A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the…

   A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.

   • The library had a rubber stamp to imprint the due date.
2. 2

   A person or organization that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by…

   A person or organization that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organization.

   • During the Roman principate, the senate largely served as a rubber stamp for the emperor.
3. 3

   Of a person, organization, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or…

   Of a person, organization, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.

   • rubber stamp politics
   • rubber stamp parliament
   • rubber stamp legislature
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      To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.

      • They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.

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