seal of approval
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3.9
- noun
:
sello de aprobación
- No securities got issued without the seal of approval of the rating agencies.
- seal of approval from Good Housekeeping
- seal of approval from Housekeeping
- seal of approval from the party
I think to get that seal of approval is a huge deal.
- I think to get that seal of approval is a huge deal.
Examples
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Esteban: This special additional qualification is something that does not have the seal of approval of the president.
Academic text (1997) -
Her project proposal was granted the seal of approval by the funding committee after thorough evaluation.
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I think to get that seal of approval is a huge deal.
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Well, it sounds like I got the seal of approval.
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I need your seal of approval here.
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Meat is the only product in the United States that comes with a government seal of approval.
Blog text (10) -
Besides, no Canadian act makes it here without the US seal of approval.
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The result is that sales are now conducted with an official seal of approval.
Academic text (1998) -
It's been given the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
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IBM, still the park's largest employer with more than 10,000 workers, gave the Triangle corporate America's seal of approval.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
400
1.6
Official permission to do something from a person or group in charge
230
2.5
An official act that approves something and makes it valid
106
4.2
An official mark that shows a document is real
96
2.5
Formal approval from a person in charge to allow something
35
3.8
An official paper that proves something is true or someone is qualified
33
5.5
A signature on a document like a check that lets someone deposit or cash it
23
7.0
Official approval of an agreement, usually by a vote
9
3.4
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
7
9.9
Official permission from an authority to publish a work
3
1.0
A small mark like ✓ that shows something is correct or finished
1
1.5
Official permission to proceed with something
Giving official approval or permission for something
A written signature or note showing approval on a document like a check
How Authoritative
- Formal
27
5.7
11
3.9
161
3.6
553
2.5
759
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'seal' (an official stamp) + 'approval' (authorization), so it literally denotes an official sign that something is approved. This noun+of+noun pattern (cf. 'stamp of approval') is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand it.
Etymology
The phrase seal of approval may come from old papers where people pressed hot wax to leave a seal, often made with a ring, to show a ruler or official agreed. If a document had that wax mark, it showed 'official approval', so today the phrase means an official sign that something is accepted.