RUBBER STAMP


Meaning of RUBBER STAMP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.