Hypertext Webster Gateway: "approval"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Approval \Ap*prov"al\, n.
Approbation; sanction.
A censor . . . without whose approval n? capital
sentences are to be executed. --Temple.
Syn: See {Approbation}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
approval
n 1: the formal act of giving approval: "he gave the project his
blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any
sensible person" [syn: {blessing}, {approving}] [ant: {disapproval}]
2: a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she
fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with
approval" [ant: {disapproval}]
3: acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" [syn:
{favorable reception}, {favourable reception}]
4: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval
seldom passed his lips" [syn: {commendation}] [ant: {disapproval}]
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