official stamp
Bureaucratic approval imprint
An official stamp is an inked impression or embossed mark applied to documents by authorities to certify authenticity, grant approval, or confer legal validity: The passport needed an official stamp before she could travel.
Government offices, notaries, and institutions use official stamps to mark documents as genuine or properly processed.
Figuratively, to give something the official stamp is to formally endorse it: The committee gave its official stamp of approval.
- royal sealMonarch's authentication emblem
- wax sealStamped adhesive closure
- signetEngraved personal seal
- ink padSaturated felt for stamping
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
apostille · notary public · certified copy · chop · notarization · approval · signed and sealed · gold seal · document verification · authorization · imperial insignia · validation · impression · embossed · visa · identification · decree · registry
- stampsstamps, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps, postage
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- verificationverification, validation, authentication, certification, proof
official stampdisapproval
Unfavorable opinion expressed
veto · refusal · rejection · denial · unauthorized
official stampsignature
Handwritten name for verification
gentleman's agreement · word of mouth · tacit approval · rubber stamp