noun
- expressions of approval or praise
Usage: formal; plural of approbation
Examples
- The student received approbations from all her teachers for her excellent work.
- His speech earned widespread approbations from the audience.
- The committee’s approbations were necessary before the project could proceed.
- She basked in the approbations of her peers after winning the award.
- The author was surprised by the critics’ approbations of his controversial novel.
- Public approbations for the mayor’s policies increased after the successful reforms.