Collocations for approve - verb

fully, heartily, strongly, thoroughly (esp. BrE), very much, wholeheartedly (esp. BrE)
I wholeheartedly approve of his actions.

personally
I don't personally approve but I'm willing to live with it.

of
I very much approve of these new tests.

formally, officially
His appointment has not been formally approved yet.

federally (AmE)
The chemical has never been federally approved as a pesticide.

personally
He personally approved a huge contract for 20 jets.

overwhelmingly, unanimously
narrowly
The Legislature narrowly approved an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.

Approve is used with these nouns as the subject:
authority, committee, conference, congress, council, delegate, judge, legislature, meeting, member, minister, ministry, panel, parliament, referendum, resolution, shareholder, voter

Approve is used with these nouns as the object:
amendment, application, appointment, bill, budget, charter, constitution, creation, deal, directive, document, draft, drug, expansion, expenditure, funding, guideline, initiative, legislation, measure, merger, minute, motion, package, permit, petition, plan, policy, procedure, proposal, recommendation, referendum, renovation, report, request, resolution, revision, sale, scheme, treaty, use