rubber stamp

  1. a stamp () made of rubber, pressed on an inking pad and used for printing signatures, dates, emblems, etc.
  2. Informal
    1. a person, bureau, legislature, etc. that approves or endorses something in a routine manner, without thought
    2. any routine approval

transitive verb

  1. to put the impression of a rubber stamp on
  2. Informal to approve or endorse in a routine manner, without thought

adjective

routinely approved or approving

See rubber stamp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A piece of rubber affixed to a handle and bearing raised characters used to make ink impressions, as of names or dates.
  2. also rub·ber·stamp (rŭbˈər-stămpˈ)
    a. A person or body that gives perfunctory approval or endorsement of a policy without assessing its merit.
    b. A perfunctory approval or endorsement.

transitive verb rub·ber-stamped, rub·ber-stamp·ing, rub·ber-stamps
  1. To mark with the imprint of a rubber stamp.
  2. To endorse, vote for, or approve without question or deliberation.

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