rubberstamping
Approving without scrutiny
Rubberstamping is approving something automatically, without real scrutiny or independent judgment.
The image is of an official stamping documents mechanically, not reading them: The board was accused of rubberstamping the CEO's decisions.
The term implies the approval process is a formality rather than genuine oversight.
Unresisting acceptance
- conformityAdherence to norms
- submissionYielding to another's will
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
sanction · assent · obedience · passivity · surrender · capitulation · deference · agreement
Operating without intervention
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- roteMemorization through repetition
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
hasty · superficial · token · half-hearted · careless · negligent · thoughtless · mindless
Favorable opinion given
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- officialdomCollective administrative authorities
administration · protocol · government · institutional · clerical · documentation · departments · agencies
acquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
- conformityAdherence to norms
- submissionYielding to another's will
- endorsementFormal expression of support
ratification · sanction · assent · obedience · passivity · surrender · capitulation · deference · agreement · consent
automatic
Operating without intervention
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- roteMemorization through repetition
cursory · hasty · superficial · token · half-hearted · careless · negligent · thoughtless · mindless · routine
approval
Favorable opinion given
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
officialdom · administration · protocol · government · institutional · clerical · documentation · departments · agencies · permits
rubberstampingscrutinizing
Examining something very closely
deliberating · vetting · critical review · due diligence · independent review
rubberstampingrejecting
Refusing to accept
vetoing · blocking · denying · refusing · overruling
rubberstampingchallenging
Hard to accomplish
rejecting · vetoing · pushing back · dissenting · questioning
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