Approve and Pass

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Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

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Pass is a synonym for approve in authorise topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Approve", when it comes to topics like accept, agree to, ratify, enact.

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Pass

Pass verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.

Usage example: Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech

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Approve is a synonym for pass in enact topic. You can use "Approve" instead a verb "Pass", if it concerns topics such as authorise, accept, politics.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

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Common collocations

number	approve number	pass number
time	approve time	pass time
act	approve act	pass act
law	approve law	pass law
Other words: game, message, messages, powers.

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