English

Alternative spellings
rubber-stamp
rubberstamp

Etymology
From rubber + stamp
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Noun
en-noun|sg=rubber stamp

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.

#:The library had a rubber stamp to imprint the due date.

1. figurative When used attributively with another noun: Approving or deciding matters routinely or powerlessly rather than through careful consideration; as, rubberstamp politics.

Translations
trans-top|piece of rubber to make an imprint
Finnish: kumileimasin
trans-mid
Norwegian: stempel
trans-bottom

trans-top|person or body approving things without power to change them
Finnish: kumileimasin
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
rubberstamp politics

Verb
en-verb|inf=to rubber stamp

1. colloquial to process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration

#:They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.

ru:rubber stamp
sd:rubber stamp

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