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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Trump fared even better in a poll released Thursday by Emerson College, which showed him carrying a 49% job approval rating versus 41% disapproval, well outside its 3% margin of error.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Former President Joe Biden carried a 57 percent approval rating after his first week in office.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Over the course of Trump’s first term, his approval rating was never above water, fluctuating between a low of 35% and a high of 49%.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Americans send message with Biden's last approval rating as president.
—Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Former President Joe Biden carried a 57 percent approval rating after his first week in office.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Over the course of Trump’s first term, his approval rating was never above water, fluctuating between a low of 35% and a high of 49%.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Americans send message with Biden's last approval rating as president.
—Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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