Meaning & use

approver

noun·Advanced

A person or authority responsible for officially agreeing to or authorizing a request.

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The loan needed sign-off from a senior approver before the funds could be released.

As the budget approver, she reviewed every department's spending request each quarter.

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In older legal usage, an approver was a criminal who confessed and testified against accomplices in exchange for leniency.

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