rubber stamp

• Un tampon encreur est un objet manuel avec un motif ou un texte en relief, utilisé pour appliquer de l'encre sur une surface. Au sens figuré, cela désigne une approbation ou une validation automatique, sans examen approfondi, souvent dans un contexte bureaucratique ou politique.

A rubber stamp is a handheld device with a raised design or text used for imprinting ink onto surfaces. Figuratively, it refers to the act of approving or endorsing something automatically or without careful consideration, often in bureaucratic or political contexts.

1. Office toolA2formal

   A handheld device with a rubber surface used for printing ink onto paper, typically for signatures or dates.

   tampon encreur

   • She used a rubber stamp to mark the documents as 'Approved'.
   • The office ordered new rubber stamps for the mail room.
   • He pressed the rubber stamp firmly onto the ink pad.

2. Automatic approvalB2informal

   A person or body that approves decisions without proper consideration or debate.

   approbation automatique

   • The committee is just a rubber stamp for the director's decisions.
   • The parliament acted as a rubber stamp for the new law.
   • He felt like a rubber stamp, signing papers without any real input.