RUBBER STAMP


Meaning of RUBBER STAMP in English

Function: noun

Date: 1881

1 : a stamp of rubber for making imprints

2 a : a person who echoes or imitates others b : a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source <the parliament was a rubber stamp for the dictator>

3 a : a stereotyped copy or expression <the usual rubber stamps of criticism ― H. L. Mencken> b : a routine endorsement or approval

– rubber-stamp adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.