Sentences with phrase «political rubber stamp»

The congress was known as a political rubber stamp, and thus city congressman was more of an honorary title.

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Do you have the imagination, capacity, and the policy independence, to put together a policy agenda that is better both in policy and political terms, than simply rubber - stamping some misguided and out of date 2011 election promises?
Has Woodfibre LNG bought a rubber stamp approval for the project, along with other political favours including tax breaks, tax exemptions and the e-Drive subsidy?
The fourth EU money laundering directive, about to be rubber - stamped after political agreement was reached in December, will call on banks to carry out due diligence on MPs, judges, peers, council chiefs, diplomats and anyone else «who are or have been entrusted by the member state with prominent public functions».
«We are no ordinary political party and are not a rubber stamp for any other one either,» said New York State Reform Party Chairman Curtis Sliwa.
You should know that there are people playing Lieutenant Columbo games in the New York State Senate, and in the process, they have turned the Senate Democratic Conference into a mere rubber stamp for the political gains and purposes of others.
She has a long history as a borough district leader of rubber - stamping his candidate nominations and political appointments.
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