SEAL OF APPROVAL Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

An endorsement of something or someone, as in Our candidate doesn't have the governor's seal of approval , or The new management gave the old refund policy their seal of approval . This idiom was used, and perhaps invented, as an advertising gimmick of Good Housekeeping Magazine , which gave its so-called “seal of approval” to products it endorsed; the products' packaging in turn bore a small emblem attesting to this endorsement. The noun seal here is used in the same sense as in set one's seal on .

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Example Sentences

"More people are now telling me everything's going amazing but I only believe I've done well if I get the seal of approval from my mum."

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A seal of approval from “White Lotus” writer-director Mike White also comes in handy when it comes to convincing other directors of an actor’s talent.

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Despite this, Oscar voters have given it a resounding seal of approval.

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But more importantly, he received the seal of approval from Powell's mom.

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Breaking has grown into a global phenomenon, with b-boys and b-girls all over the world, and now has the Olympics’ seal of approval.

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