Associations to the word «Approval»

Wiktionary

APPROVAL, noun. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
APPROVAL, noun. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
APPROVAL, noun. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
APPROVAL VOTING, noun. A voting system in which each voter approves as many candidates as he wishes, and the candidate most approved of wins.

Dictionary definition

APPROVAL, noun. The formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person".
APPROVAL, noun. A feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval".
APPROVAL, noun. Acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval".
APPROVAL, noun. A message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats