{
    "term": "approval",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the feeling that somebody/something is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "in approval",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She desperately wanted to win her parents' approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do the plans **meet with your approval**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several people nodded in approval.",
                    "contextForm": "in approval"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president's **approval ratings** were slipping."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could tell I had earned her approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jane's friend regarded her choice of outfit with approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave him a nod of approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The people listening nodded approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a roar of approval from the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd roared its approval for the song."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The latest poll has him at 47% approval and 49% disapproval."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "warm", "wholehearted"],
                "verb + approval": ["need", "require", "seek"],
                "approval + noun": ["process", "rating"],
                "preposition": [
                    "on approval",
                    "with approval",
                    "with somebody’s approval"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a nod of approval",
                    "a roar of approval",
                    "somebody’s seal of approval"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "agreement to, or permission for something, especially a plan or request",
            "sensetop": "approval of somethingapproval for something from somebodyapproval for somethingapproval from somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**parliamentary/congressional/government approval**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Senior management have given their **seal of approval** *(= formal approval)* to the plans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't agree to anything without my partner's approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "planning approvals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is **seeking approval** of its plans.",
                    "contextForm": "approval of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposal is **subject to approval** by the shareholders *(= they need to agree to it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **required/received approval** for the proposal from the shareholders.",
                    "contextForm": "approval for something from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won **approval for** his **project**.",
                    "contextForm": "approval for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left without obtaining the necessary approval from the authorities.",
                    "contextForm": "approval from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She expects to gain **final approval** from the council."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The committee is expected to recommend approval of the new drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has now given its approval for the new examinations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scheme did not meet unqualified approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We already have approval for six products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have submitted a design for approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may not decorate the flat without the landlord's approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alterations to the hotel must have planning approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The measure would require the approval of the European Parliament."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The treaty still required approval by the Senate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winning photo will be published in the magazine, subject to the Editor's approval."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "warm", "wholehearted"],
                "verb + approval": ["need", "require", "seek"],
                "approval + noun": ["process", "rating"],
                "preposition": [
                    "on approval",
                    "with approval",
                    "with somebody’s approval"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a nod of approval",
                    "a roar of approval",
                    "somebody’s seal of approval"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if you buy goods or if goods are sold on approval, you can use them for a time without paying, until you decide if you want to buy them or not",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvl/",
                "audio": "ap/approval/approval__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvl/",
                "audio": "ap/approval/approval__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}