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   Rub·ber stamp

   /ˌrəbər ˈstamp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a handheld device for inking and imprinting a message or design on a surface.
   • 2. a person or organization that gives automatic approval or authorization to the decisions of others, without proper consideration: "I hope we never get to the day judges dictate to juries so they become rubber stamps"
   • ▪ an indication of automatic approval: "your application should get the rubber stamp from the residents' association"

   verb

   • 1. approve automatically without proper consideration: "the college would not rubber-stamp its athletes for graduation"

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