rubber stamp
Adjective
  1. (figuratively) Of a person, organisation, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.
    rubber stamp politics
    rubber stamp committee
Noun

rubber stamp (plural rubber stamps)

  1. 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. (figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.
Translations
  • French: tampon
  • German: Gummistempel, Stempel
  • Spanish: timbre de goma
Verb

rubber stamp (rubber stamps, present participle rubber stamping; past and past participle rubber stamped)

  1. (figuratively) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.
    They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.



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