approval

IPA: ʌprˈuvʌɫ

An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.

Examples of "approval" in Sentences

The 48 percent approval is a 7 point drop in approval from last month.
Part of the slip in approval is because of republican-lite "Blue Dogs."
Not the way to lead and not the way to win approval from the voters for whom you work.
First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Once each chamber passes a bill, a conference committee will merge the two measures into a single proposal that must win approval from the legislators before going to Obama.
It would certainly lengthen the time required to obtain approval from the FDA to license new medicines, and it would have a catastrophic impact on the huge and growing backlog at the U.S. Patents Office.
On the House side, Speaker Nancy Pelosi insists a Democratic proposal that includes the public option will win approval from the full chamber, despite squabbling among House Democrats over the measure's cost.
Please be advised that CBS Outdoor failed to comply with Sections 4.01 and 4.02 of Contract No. TR03-ADV “Advertising Contract,” specifically, CBS did not obtain approval from the Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) Director prior to placing the attached advertisement on 10 MDT buses.