rubber stamp

Example Sentences

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"It's very easy to be a rubber stamp, get that cheque, be nice to everyone else and just go along and be re-elected," Spartz said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"If we are rubber stamp, we will not propose so many comments," Leung said, referring to the approval of a homegrown national security law last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

But what was supposed to be a mere rubber stamp has now turned into its possible perpetual shelving.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

“I would hate that today becomes a rubber stamp for a maintenance plan that says ‘trust us.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

First there came mimeographed letters of commendation, then real letters signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and not with a rubber stamp either.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck