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approve
to officially accept a plan, proposal etc:
• The Medical Research Council has approved the use of a new drug for breast cancer.
pass
to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting:
• Many anti-smoking laws have been passed.
ratify
to make a written agreement official by signing it:
• The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988.
rubber-stamp
to approve something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval:
• Parliament merely rubber-stamped the president’s decisions.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb like sb/sth ADV. heartily, thoroughly, very much, wholeheartedly I wholeheartedly approve of his actions. PREP. of I very much approve of these new tests. agree to sth ADV. formally, officially His appointment has not been formally approved yet. | overwhelmingly, unanimously
Oxford Collocations Dictionary