Approval Plan əˈpruːvl Win Meet People Nodded Submitted

• she desperately wanted to win her father's approval.
• do the plans meet with your approval?
• several people nodded in approval.
• the plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval.

approval

1. the feeling that somebody/something is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of somebody/something
• opposite disapproval
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• She desperately wanted to win her father's approval.
• Do the plans meet with your approval?
• Several people nodded in approval.
2. agreement to, or permission for something, especially a plan or request
• The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval.
• parliamentary/congressional/government approval
• Senior management have given their seal of approval (= formal approval) to the plans.
• I can't agree to anything without my partner's approval.
• planning approvals
• The proposal is subject to approval by the shareholders (= they need to agree to it).
• They required/received approval for the proposal from the shareholders.
3. if you buy goods or if goods are sold on approval, you can use them for a time without paying, until you decide if you want to buy them or not

Extra Examples

• He won approval for his project.
• I could tell I had earned her approval.
• Jane’s father regards her fiancé with approval.
• She gave him a nod of approval.
• The committee is expected to recommend approval of the new drug.
• The crowd roared its approval for the song.
• The goods were supplied on approval.
• The government has given its seal of approval to the project.
• The government has now given its approval for the new examinations.
• The latest poll has him at 47% approval and 49% disapproval.
• The offer is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.
• The people listening nodded approval.
• The plan did not win wholehearted approval.
• The president’s approval ratings were slipping.
• The scheme did not meet unqualified approval.
• There was a roar of approval from the crowd.
• We already have approval for six products.
• We have submitted a design for approval.
• We need to streamline the process for new drug approval.
• We’re waiting for approval from the authorities.
• You are not allowed to build anything without first obtaining the approval of the local authority.
• You may not decorate the flat without the landlord’s approval.
• Alterations to the hotel must have planning approval.
• Do the plans meet with your approval?
• Several people nodded in approval.
• She desperately wanted to win her father’s approval.
• The measure would require the approval of the European Parliament.
• The plan will be submitted for approval next month.
• The project needs the bank’s seal of approval.
• The treaty still required approval by the Senate.
• The winning photo will be published in the magazine, subject to the Editor’s approval.