rubber–stamp

verb

: to approve or allow (something) without seriously thinking about it

Full Definition of RUBBER-STAMP

transitive verb

: to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another

: to mark with a rubber stamp

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1918

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