rubber stamp

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rubber stamp

noun rubber stamps · rubber-stamp · rubberstamp

literally A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object. The library had a rubber stamp to imprint the due date.
figuratively A person or organization that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organization. During the Roman principate, the senate largely served as a rubber stamp for the emperor.

adjective rubber-stamp · rubberstamp

attributive, figuratively Of a person, organization, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power. rubber stamp politics

verb rubber stamps · rubber stamping · rubber stamped · rubber-stamp · rubberstamp

figuratively, transitive To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration. They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.

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noun piece of rubber to make an imprint

Español	timbre de goma, sello de goma
日本語	ゴム印 gomu-in
中文	橡皮圖章 /橡皮图章 xiàngpí túzhāng
Kiswahili	muhuri
Français	tampon
Deutsch	Gummistempel, Stempel
Italiano	timbro
Русский	печа́ть pečátʹ, штамп štamp, ште́мпель štɛ́mpelʹ
العربية	خَتْم مَطَّاطِيّ ḵatm maṭṭāṭiyy
עברית	חוֹתֶמֶת גּוּמִי khotemet gumi

noun person or body approving things without power to change them

中文	橡皮圖章 /橡皮图章 xiàngpí túzhāng
Deutsch	Jasager
עברית	חוֹתֶמֶת גּוּמִי khotemet gumi

verb to process routinely

Deutsch	durchwinken

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@misc{rubber_stamp_2026,
  title = {rubber stamp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rubber%20stamp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}