final approval

Last needed permission

Final approval is the last authorization needed before something can proceed.

It implies a process with multiple stages or levels of review, where this decision is conclusive: The design is ready, we're just waiting on final approval from the client.

Once final approval is granted, no further permission is required.

Opposites
decision stage

final approvalfirst draft

Earliest written version

initial screening · first pass

formality/finality

final approvalconditional approval

Acceptance contingent on requirements

pending review · first draft · preliminary examination · working draft · subject to change

outcome valence

final approvalthumbs down

Gesture of rejection

disapproval

Family

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