approval

noun

ap·prov·al ə-ˈprü-vəl

Synonyms of approval next

: an act or instance of approving something : approbation

The change is subject to the committee's approval.

Phrases

on approval

: subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or refusal

stamps sent to collectors on approval

Examples of approval in a Sentence

children who never gained their parents' approval Do I have your approval to make the changes? The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval. The government has so far withheld approval of the drug. We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.

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The ordinance was created after two vape shop owners in Westminster’s downtown business zone received violation notices for operating without acquiring proper approval for their shop locations. —

Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., meanwhile, is poised to overhaul the FDA and its drug approvals process just as new treatments seek the FDA’s signoff. —

Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024 Musk settled with the SEC, agreeing to pay a $20 million fine, step down as chairman, and agree to get a lawyer's approval before posting about Tesla. —

Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024 Officials bypassed the approval process mandated by the city charter to install the first phase of the murals through Street Art for Mankind Corp., which commissioned artists from around the world to craft the murals. —

Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for approval