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单词 rubber-stamped
释义

rubber-stamp

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verb

rub·​ber-stamp ˈrə-bər-ˈstamp How to pronounce rubber-stamp (audio)
rubber-stamped; rubber-stamping; rubber-stamps

transitive verb

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

rubber stamp

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noun

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
b
: a routine endorsement or approval

Synonyms

Noun

  • aper
  • copycat
  • copyist
  • echo
  • follower
  • imitator
  • wannabe
  • wannabee
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Example Sentences

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 Web
Noun
The courts established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act began to act as a rubber stamp for the government, rather than a check on it. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 And then the Marshall service came in and did a massive inspection that found the place just riddled with health and security issues, even though state inspectors have registered regularly rubber stamp that as being okay. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 June 2022 In short, the label is like a rubber stamp for permanent normal trade relations. Anneken Tappe, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022 That court is gonna be a rubber stamp for all of this kind of stuff. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 30 June 2022 Some want to gut the council, which was designed to be check on the power of the county executive but has proven to be full of toadies who rubber stamp the executive’s ideas. cleveland, 4 June 2022 Yet even with a legislature that is trending toward a rubber stamp, there are certain issues that cannot be quickly or easily solved. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022 Indeed, in Baseball, the appeal is a far cry from a rubber stamp. Marc Edelman, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The folks behind Laurelhurst Market were the first to bite, opening a Big’s Chicken outpost in a former rubber stamp shop in 2018. oregonlive, 12 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

rubber stamp

noun

: a stamp with a printing face of rubber

rubber-stamped

verb

past tense of rubber-stamp
as in signed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • signed
  • initialed
  • initialled
  • endorsed
  • licensed
  • sanctified
  • canonized
  • legalized
  • validated
  • permitted
  • certified
  • blessed
  • approved
  • enabled
  • passed
  • reapproved
  • affirmed
  • sanctioned
  • acknowledged
  • signed off (on)
  • accepted
  • allowed
  • ratified
  • licenced
  • confirmed
  • finalized
  • authorized
  • indorsed
  • formalized
  • okayed
  • blest
  • accredited
  • approbated
  • homologated
  • warranted
  • cleared
  • OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rejected
  • denied
  • vetoed
  • disapproved
  • declined
  • disallowed
  • ignored
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • banned
  • disregarded
  • enjoined
  • forbade
  • negatived
  • neglected
  • refused
  • overlooked
  • rebuffed
  • rebutted
  • spurned
  • turned down
  • illegalized
  • interdicted
  • forbad
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