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give the nod (to) — Give approval to a plan; perceive as having an advantage. ► “You’d have to give the nod to Delcor at this point.” (Wall Street Journal, May 17, 1995, p. A3) … American business jargon
Approval voting — is a single winner voting system used for elections. Each voter may vote for (approve of) as many of the candidates as they wish. The winner is the candidate receiving the most votes. Each voter may vote for any combination of candidates and may… … Wikipedia
approval — ap‧prov‧al [əˈpruːvl] noun [uncountable] 1. when someone officially accepts something: • His proposals cannot become law until they have obtained Congressional approval. • Approval for the new buildings was given in July. 2. on approval if you… … Financial and business terms
give formal approval to — index formalize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a thumbs up someone — (give a) thumbs up to (someone/something) to show approval of or support for someone or something. Voters gave a thumbs up to building swimming pool for the town. Usage notes: often used in the form give the thumbs up (to something): We have been … New idioms dictionary
give a thumbs up something — (give a) thumbs up to (someone/something) to show approval of or support for someone or something. Voters gave a thumbs up to building swimming pool for the town. Usage notes: often used in the form give the thumbs up (to something): We have been … New idioms dictionary
give a thumbs up — (give a) thumbs up to (someone/something) to show approval of or support for someone or something. Voters gave a thumbs up to building swimming pool for the town. Usage notes: often used in the form give the thumbs up (to something): We have been … New idioms dictionary
give someone a heads up — give (someone) a heads up to give someone information or a warning. I wanted to give you a heads up that I ll be sending you the revised form for your approval. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get a heads up: They promised we d get a… … New idioms dictionary
give a heads up — give (someone) a heads up to give someone information or a warning. I wanted to give you a heads up that I ll be sending you the revised form for your approval. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get a heads up: They promised we d get a… … New idioms dictionary
give something the green light — give something/someone/the green light phrase to give official approval for something to be done The project has finally been given the green light. Thesaurus: to express or give approvalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
