Compliance vs Approbation - What's the difference?
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An act of complying.
(uncountable) The state of being compliant.
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
(uncountable, business) the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
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
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* 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 3:
(material dates from 1913)
As nouns the difference between compliance and approbation
is that compliance is an act of complying while approbation is 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.compliance
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*(act of complying) violationapprobation
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(en noun)- Many...joined in a loud hum of approbation .
- The silent approbation of one's own breast.
- [A]nimals not only love, but have desire to be loved. . . . They love approbation or praise.
Usage notes
* Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive. We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences.'' ''He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.'' ''The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution.(material dates from 1913)