approval rating
noun
: a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job
The governor's approval rating is going up.
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Advertisement Currently, Governor Hobbs holds a 39% job approval rating and a 40% disapproval rating among Arizona voters, with 21% neutral.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
That low opinion extends to the president as well, who has a 36% approval rating in the survey.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Trump’s overall approval rating held steady in both polls at 36 percent.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
Take a look at a Quinnipiac poll out just this week shows that Democrats have their lowest approval rating in the poll’s 15-year history.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
That low opinion extends to the president as well, who has a 36% approval rating in the survey.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Trump’s overall approval rating held steady in both polls at 36 percent.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
Take a look at a Quinnipiac poll out just this week shows that Democrats have their lowest approval rating in the poll’s 15-year history.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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