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. 241. But the House speaker apparently failed to forward any nomination for the automatic but constitutionally required approval of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
242. A school develops its own charter, with district approval, which frees the school from following most educational regulations and policies.
243. The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. Denis Waitley 
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