What does approval mean?

Definitions for approval
əˈpru vəlap·proval

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word approval.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. blessing, approval, approvingnoun

    the formal act of approving

    "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

  2. approvalnoun

    a feeling of liking something or someone good

    "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"

  3. approval, favorable reception, favourable receptionnoun

    acceptance as satisfactory

    "he bought it on approval"

  4. approval, commendationnoun

    a message expressing a favorable opinion

    "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

Wiktionary

  1. approvalnoun

    An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.

    I need to get an approval on this purchase order.

  2. approvalnoun

    An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

    Words of approval never seem to come from him.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Approvalnoun

    Approbation: a word not much used.

    Etymology: from approve.

    There is a censor of justice and manners, without whose approval no capital sentences are to be executed. William Temple.

ChatGPT

  1. approval

    Approval refers to the act of accepting, agreeing, or giving consent to something, usually after a thorough evaluation or consideration. It is the feeling or belief that something or someone is satisfactory or acceptable. It can also mean granting permission or authorization for an action, process, or decision.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Approvalnoun

    approbation; sanction

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. approval

    The senior officer's signature to a demand or application.

Editors Contribution

  1. approval

    An attitude of respect for every animal, human being, universal being and living organism.

    They show approval for every being they meet and every living organism.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 6, 2015  


  2. approval

    To give consent for legislation.

    They gave their approval for the creation of peace for the optimum health of everyone in their country.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'approval' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2619

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'approval' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3223

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'approval' in Nouns Frequency: #1104

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of approval in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of approval in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of approval in a Sentence

  1. Joshua Greene:

    Milton said, ‘You can live with my family,’ ’I’ll pay for all your needs. And you can go to acting school, dancing school — whatever you want to do. I’ll make sure you’re covered.’… For about a year, she was in hiding. Nobody knew where she was. She wanted control of script approval, directing approval, take over her career and not be the dumb blond t**s and a** girl. Which is exactly what she hated and wanted to get away from. Milton wanted to be a producer and direct films. It’s not a secret for a photographer wanting to do that.

  2. Kara Frederick:

    I'm very circumspect about Biden’s actions in this summit because we're supposed to impose costs when cyberattacks occur and when they meet a level of attribution to a state, most cyber criminals in Russia operate with tacit state approval.

  3. Johann Kepler:

    I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

  4. Josh Miller:

    When Instagram started, it was primarily about following people without their approval, it was about sharing permanent photos with a wide group of people, and it was about sharing relatively frequently.

  5. Clive Staples Lewis:

    Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

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Translations for approval

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • موافقةArabic
  • разрешение, съгласиеBulgarian
  • schválení, souhlasCzech
  • anerkendelse, godkendelseDanish
  • Genehmigung, ZustimmungGerman
  • έγκρισηGreek
  • aprobaciónSpanish
  • heakskiitmineEstonian
  • hyväksyntä, hyväksyminenFinnish
  • approbation, agrémentFrench
  • permesso, approvazioneItalian
  • 承認, 賛成Japanese
  • уруксат, макулдук берүү, жактырууKyrgyz
  • approbationeLatin
  • permissie, toestemming, instemming, goedkeuringDutch
  • aprovaçãoPortuguese
  • разрешение, согласие, утверждение, одобрениеRussian
  • ஒப்புதல்Tamil
  • ఆమోదంTelugu
  • การอนุมัติThai

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