rubber-stampˌrubber-ˈstamp verb [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
The committee has already rubber-stamped the scheme.► see thesaurus at approve
Verb TableVERB TABLE
rubber-stamp
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rubber-stamp |
| he, she, it | rubber-stamps | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rubber-stamped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rubber-stamped |
| he, she, it | has rubber-stamped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rubber-stamped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rubber-stamp |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rubber-stamped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rubber-stamping |
| he, she, it | is rubber-stamping | |
| you, we, they | are rubber-stamping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rubber-stamping |
| you, we, they | were rubber-stamping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rubber-stamping |
| he, she, it | has been rubber-stamping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rubber-stamping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rubber-stamping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rubber-stamping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The board rubber-stamped the plan at its meeting Friday.
- The town council usually rubber-stamped anything the mayor sent their way.
THESAURUS► approve
to give official approval to something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval: to officially accept a plan, proposal etc: · The Medical Research Council has approved the use of a new drug for breast cancer.
► pass to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting: · Many anti-smoking laws have been passed.
► ratify to make a written agreement official by signing it: · The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988.
► rubber-stamp to approve something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval: · Parliament merely rubber-stamped the president’s decisions.
Longman Language Activatorto officially accept a new law or proposal► pass if a parliament or similar group passes a law or proposal, the members vote to accept it: · The State Assembly passed a law which banned smoking in public places.pass by: · The bill was passed by 197 votes to 50.
► approve to officially accept something that has been planned to happen: · The Medical Research Council said it could not approve the use of the new drug without further tests.· Congress voted not to approve the President's plans for cutting the arms budget.
► ratify: ratify an agreement/treaty to officially agree to accept an agreement that someone else has already agreed to accept: · The US Senate refused to ratify the agreement on weapons reduction.· A 1961 treaty ratified by 125 nations outlawed the production of cocaine.
► be carried if a suggestion, proposal etc is carried , most of the people at an official meeting vote in favour of it and it is accepted: · Chao's proposal for a new downtown parking facility was carried at yesterday's council meeting.be carried by 20 votes/100 votes etc: · The motion to restrict handgun sales was carried by 76 votes (=76 more people voted for it than voted against it).
► uphold if a court or a judge upholds a legal decision made by another court, they decide that it is right and they accept it: · The court's decision upheld state laws prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide.uphold by: · The decision was upheld by the US Supreme Court late last year.
► rubber-stamp if an official committee or someone in authority rubber-stamps a decision, they approve it immediately without thinking about it or discussing it because they have no real power of their own: · The town council usually rubber-stamped anything the mayor sent their way.
The committee has already rubber-stamped the scheme.► see thesaurus at approve