(obsolete) A person who gives formal approval.

plural of approbator

The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.

plural of approbation

The state or quality of being approbative.

Expressing approval. / Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.

(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

plural of approbative

Approved.

(transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.