abnicken

== German == === Etymology === From ab- +‎ nicken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapˌnɪkən] Rhymes: -ɪkən === Verb === abnicken (weak, third-person singular present nickt ab, past tense nickte ab, past participle abgenickt, auxiliary haben) (politics, informal) to approve, to give permission without any objections Synonyms: absegnen, bewilligen, erlauben, die Erlaubnis erteilen (politics, informal, derogatory) to rubber stamp (to approve purely as a matter of formality, implying a powerless or partisan committee) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abnickgremium === Further reading === “abnicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache