diff --git a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/executive-meetings.ts b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/executive-meetings.ts
index 29684a7c..1417f0fe 100644
--- a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/executive-meetings.ts
+++ b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/executive-meetings.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const MUTATE_ROLES = [
   "executive_office_manager",
   "executive_coord_lead",
 ] as const;
-const APPROVE_ROLES = ["admin", "executive_office_manager"] as const;
+const EM_ADMIN_ROLES = ["admin", "executive_office_manager"] as const;
 const ADMIN_AUDIT_ROLES = [
   "admin",
   "executive_office_manager",
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ function makeRequireRoles(allowed: ReadonlyArray<string>) {
 }
 
 const requireMutate = makeRequireRoles(MUTATE_ROLES);
-const requireApprove = makeRequireRoles(APPROVE_ROLES);
 const requireAdminAudit = makeRequireRoles(ADMIN_AUDIT_ROLES);
 
 // ---------- Zod schemas ----------
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ router.get(
       roles: Array.from(names),
       canRead: READ_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r)),
       canMutate: MUTATE_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r)),
-      canApprove: APPROVE_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r)),
+      canEditGlobalFontSettings: EM_ADMIN_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r)),
       canViewAudit: ADMIN_AUDIT_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r)),
     });
   },
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@ router.post(
           newValue: { ...meeting, attendees },
           performedBy: userId,
         });
-        const approverIds = await getUserIdsForRoleNames(APPROVE_ROLES);
+        const approverIds = await getUserIdsForRoleNames(EM_ADMIN_ROLES);
         const recipients = await recordExecutiveMeetingNotifications(tx, {
           recipientUserIds: approverIds,
           meetingId: meeting.id,
@@ -1558,7 +1557,7 @@ const upsertFontSettingsHandler = async (
   if (!data) return;
   if (data.scope === "global") {
     const names = await getRoleNamesForUser(userId);
-    const ok = APPROVE_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r));
+    const ok = EM_ADMIN_ROLES.some((r) => names.has(r));
     if (!ok) {
       res.status(403).json({ error: "Forbidden", code: "forbidden" });
       return;
@@ -1632,5 +1631,4 @@ router.patch(
   upsertFontSettingsHandler,
 );
 
-export { requireApprove };
 export default router;
diff --git a/artifacts/api-server/tests/executive-meetings.test.mjs b/artifacts/api-server/tests/executive-meetings.test.mjs
index 7808e32a..b658c46d 100644
--- a/artifacts/api-server/tests/executive-meetings.test.mjs
+++ b/artifacts/api-server/tests/executive-meetings.test.mjs
@@ -144,21 +144,25 @@ test("GET /me exposes the surviving capability flags", async () => {
     "roles",
     "canRead",
     "canMutate",
-    "canApprove",
+    "canEditGlobalFontSettings",
     "canViewAudit",
   ]) {
     assert.ok(key in body, `missing ${key} in /me response`);
   }
-  // The retired flags must not leak back in.
-  for (const removed of ["canSubmitRequest", "canViewTasks", "canViewAllTasks"]) {
+  for (const removed of [
+    "canApprove",
+    "canSubmitRequest",
+    "canViewTasks",
+    "canViewAllTasks",
+  ]) {
     assert.ok(!(removed in body), `unexpected ${removed} in /me response`);
   }
-  assert.equal(body.canApprove, true);
+  assert.equal(body.canEditGlobalFontSettings, true);
 
   const coordRes = await api(coordCookie, "GET", "/api/executive-meetings/me");
   const coordMe = await coordRes.json();
   assert.equal(coordMe.canRead, true);
-  assert.equal(coordMe.canApprove, false);
+  assert.equal(coordMe.canEditGlobalFontSettings, false);
 });
 
 test("Meetings: bilingual title required (titleEn cannot be empty)", async () => {
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
index dd89e4a6..dc7a0134 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ type MeCapabilities = {
   roles: string[];
   canRead: boolean;
   canMutate: boolean;
-  canApprove: boolean;
+  canEditGlobalFontSettings: boolean;
   canViewAudit: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ export default function ExecutiveMeetingsPage() {
         {section === "fontSettings" && me && (
           <FontSettingsSection
             font={effectiveFont}
-            canEditGlobal={me.canApprove}
+            canEditGlobal={me.canEditGlobalFontSettings}
             t={t}
           />
         )}