The phrase "approval of a resolution" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a formal agreement or consent is being sought for a specific decision or proposal, often in meetings or official documents.
Example: "The board will vote on the approval of a resolution regarding the new budget at the next meeting."
Alternatives: "ratification of a resolution" or "endorsement of a resolution."
It thus opposes approval of a resolution that would imply an "automatic trigger" for military action.
Democrats favor fast approval of a resolution so they can change the subject to domestic economic problems.
Bipartisan approval of a resolution on force that President Bush negotiated with Congressional leaders is now considered all but certain.
A front-page article on Thursday about a House committee's approval of a resolution defining mass killings in Armenia as genocide misidentified the committee.
On August 27 the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced its approval of a resolution calling for new laws to target energy savings and emissions reductions.
The deaths in Homs met with international condemnation amid intense diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to secure approval of a resolution.
Although the General Assembly does not have the enforcement power of the Security Council, approval of such a resolution would further isolate Syria and embarrass President Bashar al-Assad's dwindling roster of friends.
The statement from the North Korean National Defense Commission was a response to the United Nations Security Council's approval this week of a resolution condemning the North's most successful rocket launching to date and tightening sanctions — a resolution that China, the North's biggest ally, voted to approve.
But the administration is seeking approval of a United Nations Security Council resolution, a new draft of which it circulated Wednesday, that it hopes will encourage more donations.
Diplomats involved in the process said pushing for sanctions now could jeopardize the goal of gaining approval of a tough resolution by all 15 Security Council members.
Mr. Hastert has had to waive longstanding House rules that call for tax cuts to be taken up after approval of a budget resolution, so Congress has not seen the specifics of where Mr. Bush wants to cut spending.
