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approval
noun
official
permission
or
agreement
for
something
to
happen
or
continue
•
We
cannot
start
the
project
without
the
manager's
approval
.
We
cannot
start
the
project
without
the
manager's
approval
.
•
The
city
council
gave
approval
for
the
new
playground
in
the
park
.
The
city
council
gave
approval
for
the
new
playground
in
the
park
.
From
approve
+
-al
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
,
tracing
back
to
Latin
approbare
“
to
assent
to
,
justify
”.
noun
a
positive
feeling
of
liking
,
praise
,
or
support
for
someone
or
something
•
His
parents
looked
at
him
with
approval
when
he
received
the
award
.
His
parents
looked
at
him
with
approval
when
he
received
the
award
.
•
Julia
always
seeks
her
teacher's
approval
on
her
creative
writing
.
Julia
always
seeks
her
teacher's
approval
on
her
creative
writing
.
Same
etymology
as
other
sense
;
semantic
shift
from
formal
assent
to
personal
liking
over
centuries
.
