approval
noun B2
Plain meaning
permission or a positive opinion
Exam-register meaning
formal acceptance or authorisation from a person, institution, or authority
In context
naturalWe need the principal’s approval before printing the posters.
examLarge infrastructure projects usually require environmental approval before construction begins.
Common collocations
official approvalseek approvalapproval for a project
Watch out
Use “approval for a plan” or “approval of a plan”; avoid “approval to a plan.”
Word family
approve (verb)approval (noun)approved (adjective)