rub·ber-stamp
ˈrə-bər-ˈstamp 
rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps
1
: to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another
2
: to mark with a rubber stamp
1
: a stamp of rubber for making imprints
2
a
: a person who echoes or imitates others
b
: a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source
the parliament was a rubber stamp for the dictator
3
a
: a stereotyped copy or expression
the usual rubber stamps of criticism—
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
b
: a routine endorsement or approval
Synonyms
Examples of rubber-stamp in a Sentence
Noun
The legislature has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the President.
an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway
Recent Examples on the WebAshley Belanger, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
The impetus is on Johnson and House Republicans to lead the way on budget talks, but Schumer and Senate Democrats aren’t willing to rubber-stamp anything that comes through their chamber just for the sake of avoiding a shutdown.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
As a result of all of this, local authorities often serve as rubber stamps for laws and regulations proposed by offshore private-sector actors.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Verb
That means that a lazy human reviewer could rubber-stamp an AI ruling that a court can't overturn, experts suggested.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
The impetus is on Johnson and House Republicans to lead the way on budget talks, but Schumer and Senate Democrats aren’t willing to rubber-stamp anything that comes through their chamber just for the sake of avoiding a shutdown.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
The two joined Zendaya’s mom on an outing in Calabasas, their errands run doubling as their rubber stamp on couple dressing.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
As a result of all of this, local authorities often serve as rubber stamps for laws and regulations proposed by offshore private-sector actors.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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“Rubber-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber-stamp. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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