"rubber stamp" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. (figuratively) Of a person, organisation, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power. Tags: figuratively
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Noun

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  1. A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object. Synonyms: rubber-stamp, rubberstamp Derived forms: rubber stamp committee, rubber stamp organization, rubber stamp politics Translations (piece of rubber to make an imprint): خَتْم مَطَّاطِيّ (ḵatm maṭṭāṭiyy) (Arabic), 橡奶印 (chhiǔⁿ-lin-ìn, chhiūⁿ-ni-ìn) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 橡皮圖章 /橡皮图章 (xiàngpí túzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), razítko [neuter] (Czech), stempel (Dutch), kumileimasin (Finnish), tampon [masculine] (French), Gummistempel (German), Stempel [masculine] (German), חוֹתֶמֶת גּוּמִי (khotemet gumi) [feminine] (Hebrew), ゴム印 (gomu-in) (Japanese), stempel [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), stempel [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pieczątka [feminine] (Polish), stempel [masculine] (Polish), печа́ть (pečátʹ) [feminine] (Russian), штамп (štamp) [masculine] (Russian), ште́мпель (štɛ́mpelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), timbre de goma (Spanish), ตรายาง (dtraa-yaang) (Thai), damga (Turkish)
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  2. (figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation. Tags: figuratively Translations (person or body approving things without power to change them): 橡皮圖章 /橡皮图章 (xiàngpí túzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), kumileimasin (Finnish), Jasager- (German), חוֹתֶמֶת גּוּמִי (khotemet gumi) [feminine] (Hebrew), sello de goma (Spanish), lacayo (Spanish), ตรายาง (dtraa-yaang) (Thai)
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Verb

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  1. (figuratively) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration. Tags: figuratively Related terms: pencil whip Translations (to process routinely): durchwinken (German)
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-rubber_stamp.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-rubber_stamp.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-rubber_stamp.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-rubber_stamp.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rubber-stamp"
    },
    {
      "word": "rubberstamp"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to process routinely",
      "word": "durchwinken"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rubber stamp"
}

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