approver
One who sanctions
An approver is someone who authorizes or gives formal consent to something—a document, request, or decision.
The term appears most often in bureaucratic and business contexts: The expense report is waiting for an approver, She's listed as the final approver on all purchase orders.
In workflow systems, approvers occupy specific roles in chains of authorization.
One who grants permission
- validatorOne who confirms authenticity
- certifierOne who officially confirms
- ratifierOne who formally approves
- authenticatorIdentity verification tool
verifier · accreditor · auditor · inspector · examiner · reviewer · assessor · evaluator
Financial supporter
- supporterOne who backs another
- sponsorFunder of activities
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
patron · proponent · ally · seconder · guarantor · underwriter · subscriber · recommender
Formal ending gesture
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- green-lightAuthorize to proceed
- go-aheadPermission to begin
rubber-stamp · permission · review · checkpoint · escalation · delegation · queue · pending
Formal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
authentication · verification · sanction · affirmation · authorization · acceptance · recognition · legitimization
authorizer
One who grants permission
- validatorOne who confirms authenticity
- certifierOne who officially confirms
- ratifierOne who formally approves
authenticator · verifier · accreditor · auditor · inspector · examiner · reviewer · assessor · evaluator · supervisor
backer
Financial supporter
champion · patron · proponent · ally · seconder · guarantor · underwriter · subscriber · recommender · voucher
sign-off
Formal ending gesture
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- green-lightAuthorize to proceed
go-ahead · rubber-stamp · permission · review · checkpoint · escalation · delegation · queue · pending · submit
endorsement
Formal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · authentication · verification · sanction · affirmation · authorization · acceptance · recognition · legitimization · corroboration
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- checkerschecker, jump, capture, kinging, double jump
- legal partiesassignee, assignor, creditor, debtor, beneficiary
- stamp of approvalOfficial authorization signal
- seal of approvalOfficial sanction symbol
- approval ratingPublic opinion metric
- parental approvalGuardian's permission or endorsement
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
- nod of approval
approval, approve, approved, disapproval, approving, disapprove, approves, approvals, unapproved