rubber stamp
Plural
rubber stamps
1
a handheld tool that is used for imprinting a name, date, etc. onto a piece of paper
- The secretary stamped the document with the company's rubber stamp before filing it.
- He purchased a custom rubber stamp with his initials for signing documents.
- The librarian used a rubber stamp to mark the due date on borrowed books.
- Rubber stamps are useful for endorsing checks and official documents.
- She collected vintage rubber stamps with intricate designs for her scrapbooking hobby.
Synonyms:
2
approval or authorization given automatically or without independent judgment
- The committee acted as a rubber stamp for the director's decisions.
- Critics accused the board of being a mere rubber stamp.
- The law passed easily, thanks to the legislature's rubber-stamp approval.
- He refused to be a rubber stamp for his superiors.
- The council's vote was just a rubber stamp of the mayor's proposal.