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Verb: rubberstamp  'rú-bu(r),stamp
  1. Approve automatically
    "The board rubberstamped all of the CEO's decisions"
     
  2. Stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
    "The clerk rubberstamped the form as 'Received'";
    - handstamp
Noun: rubber stamp  rú-bu(r) stamp
  1. A stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand
    "The librarian used a rubber stamp to mark the due date on each book";
    - handstamp
     
  2. Routine authorization of an action without questions
    "The committee's approval was merely a rubber stamp for the decision already made"

Derived forms: rubberstamped, rubber stamps, rubberstamping, rubberstamps

Type of: approve, authorisation [Brit], authorization, empowerment, seal, stamp

Encyclopedia: Rubberstamp

Rubber stamp