approval

full, total, unqualified, warm, wholehearted

The principal gave her wholehearted approval to the new student exchange program.

grudging, qualified

general, overwhelming, popular, public, unanimous, universal, widespread

final, initial, preliminary, prior

We need to get the final approval from the manager before we can start the project.

tacit

written

formal, official

government, parliamentary, royal

need, require

seek, submit sth for

The company needs to seek approval from the safety committee before launching the new product.

gain, get, meet with, obtain, receive, win

The new product design finally gained approval from the safety committee last week.

give, grant

The school principal granted approval for the students to organize a charity event next month.

refuse, withhold

express, nod, show

The teacher showed approval by giving the student a big smile and a thumbs up.

on ~

The customer took the furniture on approval before deciding to buy it.

with ~

The teacher nodded with approval as she watched the student complete the difficult math problem.

with/without sb's ~

She couldn't change the school uniforms without the principal's approval.

~ for

The new safety plan received approval for implementation across all departments.

~ from

The bank finally gave approval from their manager to process our loan application yesterday.

a nod of approval

When the coach saw the perfect serve, he gave a nod of approval from the sideline.

a roar of approval

When the band took the stage, a roar of approval echoed through the entire theater.

a seal/stamp of approval

When the famous chef endorsed the new restaurant, it received the chef's stamp of approval from the local community.

subject to approval

Your application for the promotion is subject to approval from the manager.