rubber stamp
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See also: rubberstamp
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- (figuratively) Of a person, organisation, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.
- rubber stamp politics
- rubber stamp committee
Noun[edit]
rubber stamp (plural rubber stamps)
- 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.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
piece of rubber to make an imprint
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person or body approving things without power to change them
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Verb[edit]
rubber stamp (third-person singular simple present rubber stamps, present participle rubber stamping, simple past and past participle rubber stamped)
- (figuratively) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.
- They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.
Translations[edit]
to process routinely
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
rubber stamp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
