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• v  give sanction to
  I approve of his educational policies
• v  judge to be right or commendable; think well of

• The other thing is that Rasmussen gives for options: Strongly approve, strongly disapprove, somewhat approve, and somewhat disapprove.
• Men approve 48 29 percent while women approve 44 31 percent.
• Economy: 44% approve (-6), 52% disapprove (6) Iraq: 47% approve (-9), 41% disapprove (9) Health Care: 42% approve (-8), 52% disapprove (9) Terrorism: 44% approve (-8), 42 .

• O.K.
• okay
• sanction

• disapprove

News & Articles

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• Nicaragua Lawmakers Approve $40 Billion Proposal for Canal to Rival Panama's
  Nicaragua lawmakers approve $40 billion proposal for canal to rival Panama's        
  June 13, 2013 - ABC News
• Majority of Americans Approve of Leaker's Actions
  More than half of Americans approve of a former intelligence contractor's decision to leak details of sprawling government surveillance programs
  June 13, 2013 - Time Magazine
• City to approve new contracts for police, management
  The City of Gilroy will approve and adopt a Memorandum of Understanding for a two-year contract with AFSCME Local 101 and the Gilroy Management Association at next Monday’s regular Council meeting. No
  June 13, 2013 - The Gilroy Dispatch

Quotes

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• John Wooden in CNN International
  President Bush this morning accepted the recommendation of the Secretary of the Army to approve a sentence of death for army private Ronald A. Gray, affirming the sentence that resulted from a general court martial for multiple charges of murder... Dana Perino http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Perino&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGDDj2yzEPA77FNshJ6h82DfxazFg AFP http://www.google.com/url?q=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNNfBmKylXFXXCox9kZjsEzyBYQw&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEhD8rA5MWCRCVTADPWvNc8E8HPJQ Jul 28, 2008 4871 7129 approve I guess you can never be surprised at some of the things Bob does," former UCLA coach John Wooden told the AP. "I don't think there's ever been a better teacher of the game of basketball than Bob. I don't always approve of his methods, but...
• JK Rowling in New York Times
  In a statement released by Warner Brothers, Ms. Rowling said she could not "approve of 'companion books' or 'encyclopedias' that seek to pre-empt my definitive Potter reference book for their authors' own personal gain."