approval
/əˈpɹuvəl/ noun B1- An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements. · I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. · Words of approval never seem to come from him.
- Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
Plural approvals
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I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval.
The old man winked his eyes expressively, which we may remember was his only way of expressing his approval.
This formal announcement, which implied or appeared to imply, the approval of all the persons concerned in this momentous affair, had been preceded by a scene to which our readers must be admitted.
These digital approvals are undeniably efficient, but they completely erase the beautiful individuality that a handwritten name once so proudly represented.
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