Antonym: disapproval. Similar words: approve, approve of, approach, appropriate, approximately, removal, appreciation, province. Meaning: [-vl] 
n. 1. the formal act of approving 2. a feeling of liking something or someone good 3. acceptance as satisfactory 4. a message expressing a favorable opinion.
n. 1. the formal act of approving 2. a feeling of liking something or someone good 3. acceptance as satisfactory 4. a message expressing a favorable opinion. 
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91. His son had an obsessive drive to gain his father's approval.
92. You may not decorate the flat without the landlord's approval.
93. Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.
94. The project has been given the government's seal of approval .
95. The testing and approval of new drugs will be speeded up.
96. Senior management have given their seal of approval to the plans.
97. You are not allowed to build anything without first obtaining the approval of the local authority.
98. The IMF has given its seal of approval to the government's economic strategy.
99. The new proposals have won the approval of the board.
100. All development requires the prior approval of the planning authority.
101. She smiled her approval.
102. The city fathers have just given final approval to a new stadium.
103. Eighty percent of the vote was the threshold for approval of the plan.
104. He certainly did his colleagues in the eye when he got the boss's approval.
105. They talked over the proposal and decided to give it their approval.
106. The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval.
107. He certainly did his classmates in the eye when he got the teacher's approval.
108. Now the governors en bloc are demanding far more consultation and rights over contractual approval.
109. We can't start the job until we have the approval from the authority concerned.
110. The designation of special marine reserves and marine sanctuaries shall be subject to the State Council for approval.
111. The whole school was unanimous in its approval of the head-master's plan.
112. The packed public gallery at Teesside Crown Court erupted in a roar of approval.
113. Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter: nobody will seriously oppose it.
114. He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
115. As she denounced the government's policy[sentencedict.com], the crowd murmured their approval.
116. A reformed party would have to win the approval of the people.
117. The funding is subject to approval by the Board of Education.
118. Father smiled his approval.
119. The article is ready to publish, subject to your approval.
120. Alan is someone who always needs the approval of other people.
More similar words: approve, approve of, approach, appropriate, approximately, removal, appreciation, province, provoke, provide, provided, improved, provider, provision, innovative, innovation, rival, naval, value, valley, valid, arrival, interval, survival, evaluate, validity, controversy, apply, happy, apple.