approval rating

American  

[uh-proov-uhl rayt-ing] / əˈpruv əl ˌreɪt ɪŋ /

noun

• approval ratings
  plural

1. a figure, expressed as a percentage, that indicates the proportion of respondents who express a favorable opinion of the performance of a particular person or organization, especially a political leader or a government administration.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• disapproval rating
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• approval ratings
  plural

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Example Sentences

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approval rating

He began his second term as president with an approval rating of just over 50%, according to polling resource website Silver Bulletin, but in early October it was sitting at about 37%.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

But even as Nixon’s overall approval rating sank to 24% during the week before his resignation on Aug. 9, 1974, Republicans — 62% of them — still supported him.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

President Trump has an approval rating of 27% of likely voters, but that’s better than Congress, which has a 16% approval rating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

A survey from the Angus Reid Institute in June found that he had the worst approval rating of Canada’s premiers at 21%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Praised throughout the country, particularly in the nation’s newspapers, his approval rating reached an all-time high.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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