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approbation

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approbationnoun

approbations

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approbationApprobation officielle, décision favorable.

The new policy received the approbation of the board.

La nouvelle politique a reçu l'approbation du conseil.

Additional translations

approbationLangue soutenue ; exprime une adhésion ou une admiration marquée.

approbationDroit canonique ; autorisation ecclésiastique.

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approbationnoun

Official approval or praise.

The new policy received the approbation of the board.

An expression of warm approval or admiration.

The artist's work was met with great approbation from the critics.

In the Roman Catholic Church, the official authorization granted by a bishop or other ecclesiastical superior allowing a cleric to exercise ministerial functions.

Without the bishop’s approbation, the deacon could not preach in the parish.