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pen·cil whip
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pencil whipverb
To approve a document without actually knowing or reviewing what it is that is being approved.
pencil whipverb
To complete a form, record, or document without having performed the implied work or without supporting data or evidence.
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pencil whip
A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, is a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power — one that rarely or never disagrees with more powerful organizations. Historian Edward S. Ellis called this type of legislature a toy parliament. In situations where this superior official's signature may frequently be required for routine paperwork, a literal rubber stamp is used, with a likeness of their hand-written signature. In essence, the term is meant to convey an endorsement without careful thought or personal investment in the outcome, especially since it is usually expected as the stamper's duty to do so. In the situation where a dictator's legislature is a "rubber stamp", the orders they are meant to endorse are formalities they are expected to legitimize, and are usually done to create the superficial appearance of legislative and dictatorial harmony rather than because they have actual power. In a constitutional monarchy or parliamentary republic, heads of state are typically "rubber stamps" (or figureheads) to an elected parliament, even if they legally possess considerable reserve powers or disagree with the parliament's decisions. Rubber-stamp legislatures may occur even in democratic countries if the institutional arrangement allows for it.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pencil whip in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pencil whip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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