Instead, Daley — with a massive ward organization that could make or break careers and the patronage jobs to start them — the Council’s “rubber-stamp” era was born, one that has largely persisted.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/5/12/23720259/chicago-city-council-100-years-50-wards-history

'The courts will consider whether the provisions in the consent order are fair and are not there to simply rubber-stamp the agreement.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/bills/article-12194945/Make-clean-break-deal-money-divorce-say-lawyers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Up until the mid-1980s, the Speaker was nominated by the prime minister and MPs simply gave a rubber-stamp approval.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/how-does-the-house-elect-a-speaker-rota-resignation-1.6981736?cmp=rss

Xi’s new number two, Premier Li Qiang, hinted at easing the government’s crackdown on business last month in China’s rubber-stamp parliament, wiping out billions of yuan for real estate developers and online platforms.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/chinas-economy-surges-beyond-expectations-as-covid-restrictions-ease/