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Definition
Rubber stamp; an institution that approves proposals automatically without serious consideration or questioning.
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How it's used
Used primarily in political or organizational contexts to describe a body that lacks independent authority. It carries a strong sense of mockery or criticism, implying that the entity exists only to provide a veneer of legitimacy to decisions made elsewhere. It is rarely used to describe actual office supplies, which are usually referred to as 印章.
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This committee is just a rubber stamp; it has no power to decide anything.
Are you trying to turn this place into a rubber stamp?
Related words
Common phrases
to be reduced to a rubber stamp
purely a rubber stamp
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a literal rubber stamp used for office work, as that would be confusing and nonsensical to a native speaker.
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