approval rating
noun
: a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job
The governor's approval rating is going up.
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However, averages show his approval rating declined in the first 100 days and stayed stable but low compared to other presidents.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Her approval rating sits at a strong 71%, a number her team will be keen to preserve.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper, has a 60 percent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, meaning that the critical consensus was all over the place.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
How does Trump's approval rating compare with past presidents?
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Her approval rating sits at a strong 71%, a number her team will be keen to preserve.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper, has a 60 percent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, meaning that the critical consensus was all over the place.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
How does Trump's approval rating compare with past presidents?
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for approval rating
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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