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approver

approver

1 4.0
A person who gives official permission for requests or actions
  • noun
  • /əˈpruːvər/
  • Formal
translation icon : aprobador
  • The approver signed the document after reviewing all the necessary details.

Examples

  • Once an educational activity has been developed using the information listed, it may be submitted for contact hour approval through NAON's Approver Unit.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Approval of the application is done by NAON's Approver Unit, which is composed of volunteer NAON members from throughout the country.

    Academic text (2003)
  • This information is required for the Approver Unit application process.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The applications are reviewed by the Approver Unit members, who judge if certain criteria are met.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Additionally, members of the Approver Unit are also available as a resource for applicants.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Many resources are available for providers who want to apply to NAON's Approver Unit.

    Academic text (2003)
  • If the application is denied approval by the reviewers, the Approver Unit Administrator contacts the planning committee chairperson to clarify information or submit additional materials.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Many applications that are submitted to NAON's Approver Unit require the objectives to be rewritten because they are not written for the learner or in measurable terms.

    Academic text (2003)
  • As an accredited approver by ANCC's Commission on Accreditation, NAON decides who will be permitted to apply to the Approver Unit (ANCC, 2001; NAON, 2003).

    Academic text (2003)
  • As the final approver, she was responsible for giving consent to the project plans.

Synonyms

authorizer
vsapprover
1 6.8

A person or group that gives official permission for something

is used more broadly for official consent beyond specific permissions
ratifier
vsapprover
  • Formal
1 6.5

A person or group that officially approves things such as laws and treaties

applies to formal confirmation of agreements rather than general authorization
legitimizer
vsapprover
1 6.7

Something that makes a decision seem accepted or legal

emphasizes official power to grant consent instead of broader acceptance
sanctioner
vsapprover
  • Formal
7.7

A person or group that gives official permission for something

is the general name for official consent or authorization
sanctifier
vsapprover
  • Formal
8.5

A person or group who gives official approval to something

focuses on formal legitimizing rather than general consent or authorization
assenter
vsapprover
  • Formal
7.7

A person who agrees with an idea or plan

involves authority to give formal consent rather than mere agreement
allower
vsapprover
6.9

A person or thing that lets something happen

specifies official power to give consent rather than simple permission

Antonyms

1 5.7

A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted

How Official

ratifier
  • Formal
1 6.5
sanctifier
  • Formal
8.5
certifier
1 4.8
approver
  • Formal
1 4.0
endorser
3 4.4

Surface Forms

approver singular
approvers plural

Morphology

approver = approve (transparent) = approve + er

Agentive noun formed regularly from the verb 'approve' with the productive English suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word approver comes from approve, which comes from an old root that means 'to prove' or 'to test', the same idea you see in the simple word prove. So an approver is someone who 'proves' something is OK and gives official permission.