approval rating
noun
: a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job
The governor's approval rating is going up.
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Ukrainian citizens are less optimistic about the future while President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government’s approval rating has dipped by more than 15 percent compared to last year, Gallup found.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The president's approval rating has plummeted to just 19 percent in recent months after the opposition won in a landslide parliament election victory in April.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
At home, his approval rating has dwindled to 37.7 percent in an aggregation of polls by the website FiveThirtyEight, near the low point of his tenure.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
At home, after seeing his approval rating hit rock bottom following October 7, Netanyahu has watched his popularity start to rebound.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The president's approval rating has plummeted to just 19 percent in recent months after the opposition won in a landslide parliament election victory in April.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
At home, his approval rating has dwindled to 37.7 percent in an aggregation of polls by the website FiveThirtyEight, near the low point of his tenure.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
At home, after seeing his approval rating hit rock bottom following October 7, Netanyahu has watched his popularity start to rebound.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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