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- Dictionaryrubber stamp/ˌrʌbə ˈstamp/
noun
- 1. a handheld device for inking and imprinting a message or design on a surface.
- 2. a person or organization that gives automatic approval or authorization to the decisions of others, without proper consideration: "the Commission were accused of being a rubber stamp for the police department"
verb
- 1. approve automatically without proper consideration: "parliament merely rubber-stamped the decisions of the party"
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The meaning of RUBBER-STAMP is to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another. How to use rubber-stamp in a sentence.
RUBBER STAMP definition: 1. a small device with raised letters made of rubber, used for printing the date, name of an…. Learn more.
Rubber stamp definition: a device with a rubber printing surface that becomes coated with ink by being pressed on an ink-saturated pad, used for imprinting dates, addresses, standard designations or notices, etc., by hand.. See examples of RUBBER STAMP used in a sentence.
A rubber stamp is a small device with a name, date, or symbol on it. You press it on to an ink pad and then on to a document in order to show that the document has been officially dealt with. In Post Offices, virtually every document that's passed across the counter is stamped with a rubber stamp.
RUBBER STAMP meaning: 1. a small device with raised letters made of rubber, used for printing the date, name of an…. Learn more.
2 days ago · the "rubber stamp" family. a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand.
n. 1. a device with a rubber printing surface that is coated with ink by pressing it on an ink-saturated pad, used for imprinting names, standard messages, etc. 2. a person, government agency, etc., that gives approval automatically or routinely. 3. such approval. [1885–90] rub′ber-stamp′, v.t.
