- approval
- nounADJECTIVE▪ full, warm (esp. BrE), wholehearted▪
The plan did not win wholehearted approval.
▪ grudging, qualified▪ general, overwhelming, popular, public, unanimous, universal▪ 23%, etc. (esp. AmE)▪The latest poll has him at 47% approval and 49% disapproval.
▪ final, initial, preliminary, prior▪All development requires the prior approval of the planning authority.
▪ tacit▪ written▪ formal, official▪ legislative (esp. AmE), regulatory▪ board, congressional, court, federal, government, judicial, parliamentary, presidential, royal, Senate▪ shareholder, voter▪ parental▪ social▪ drug▪We need to streamline the process for new drug approval.
VERB + APPROVAL▪ need, require▪ seek, submit sth for▪We have submitted a design for approval.
▪ await▪The deal is awaiting approval from the Federal Communications Commission.
▪ have▪We already have approval for six products.
▪ gain, get, meet, meet with, obtain, receive, secure, win▪I hope the meal met with your approval.
▪You are not allowed to build without first obtaining the approval of the planners.
▪ earn▪I could tell I had earned her approval.
▪ recommend▪The committee is expected to recommend approval of the new drug.
▪ give, grant▪The government has now given its approval for the new examinations.
▪ refuse (esp. BrE), withhold▪ express, nod, nod in, roar, show, voice▪The people listening nodded approval.
▪The crowd roared its approval for the song.
APPROVAL + NOUN▪ process▪ rating▪The president's approval ratings were slipping.
PREPOSITION▪ on approval▪The goods were supplied on approval (= they could be sent back if they were not satisfactory).
▪ with approval▪Jane's father regards her fiancé with approval.
▪ with sb's approval, without sb's approval▪You may not decorate without the landlord's approval.
▪ approval for▪He won approval for his project.
▪ approval from▪We're waiting for approval from the authorities.
PHRASES▪ a nod of approval▪She gave him a nod of approval.
▪ a roar of approval▪There was a roar of approval from the crowd.
▪ sb's seal of approval, sb's stamp of approval▪The government has given its seal of approval to the project.
▪ subject to approval▪The offer is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
