rubber stamp
verb
- to approve without giving it much thought
Wiktionary
adj
- Of a person, organization, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.
“rubber stamp politics”
“rubber stamp parliament”
noun
- A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.
“The library had a rubber stamp to imprint the due date.”
- A person or organization that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organization.
“During the Roman principate, the senate largely served as a rubber stamp for the emperor.”
verb
- To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.
“They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.”