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What does approval mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word approval? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
  2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
  3. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
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But now the new association hopes a stamp of approval can be issued to goods that have been tested for quality control.
Institutional review board approval for this study was obtained before initiation of data acquisition.
The marquise gave the supreme accolade of her approval to the sculptors Pigalle and Falconet by posing for them at full length.
Our dealings with our pasts are not all judgemental, not all concerned with moral disapproval or approval.
New product acceptance is a process that takes anywhere from several months to many years, depending on the complexity of the necessary approval.
Leading me back across the hall he turns to roar approval as his PR man taps some panelling to prove that it is not real marble.

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