formally approve

Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words

To give official agreement, often in writing or in a meeting.

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  • His appointment has not been formally approved yet.
  • The board will formally approve the annual budget tomorrow.
  • The board of directors will meet tomorrow to formally approve the annual budget.
  • Parliament formally approved the treaty after months of debate.
  • The committee formally approved the new guidelines during yesterday's meeting.
  • This policy cannot take effect until the regulator formally approves it.
  • Before the project can begin, the plans must be formally approved by the city council.
  • The merger was formally approved by shareholders at the AGM.
  • Shareholders are expected to formally approve the merger at the upcoming general meeting.
  • We are not permitted to proceed unless the ethics committee formally approves the protocol.
  • Once the university senate formally approves the new degree program, it will be official.
  • The city council is expected to formally approve the zoning change next week.
  • The peace treaty was formally approved by both nations after months of intense negotiation.
  • Our CEO has formally approved the revised timeline, effective immediately.
  • Does the department head need to formally approve all travel requests?
  • If the minister formally approves the reforms, they will be implemented nationwide.
  • The revised proposal, having addressed all initial concerns, was formally approved unanimously.
  • Please formally approve the purchase request in the system by close of business.
  • We cannot proceed with the publication until the manuscript is formally approved by the editorial board.
  • The candidate was not formally approved because key documents were missing.