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acclamation

ac·cla·ma·tion [ ˌa-klə-ˈmā-shən]

acclamation

noun

[ˌa-klə-ˈmā-shən]

Definition of acclamation

1 : a loud eager expression of approval, praise, or assent

2 : an overwhelming affirmative vote by cheers, shouts, or applause rather than by ballot

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Did You Know

Approval can come from a single person, but acclamation requires a larger audience. An acclaimed movie is widely praised, and critical acclaim can lead to box-office success. When a popular proposal comes up in a legislature, the speaker may ask that it be passed "by acclamation", which means that everyone just gets to yell and cheer in approval and no one bothers counting the votes at all.

Recent Examples on the Web

//The charm offensive has paid off with a U.S. president eager for acclamation and validation.
— David Nakamura, Washington Post, "How Brazil’s nationalist leader built a bond with Trump and won his support in the Amazon fires dispute," 31 Aug. 2019
//Instead, by acclamation, he just is held culpable for everything on his watch.
— Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Economy, Father of Us All," 23 July 2019
//Oh wait, that was tried in December of 2016, when delegates to the USATF annual meeting voted by acclamation to make Vin Lananna president.
— oregonlive.com, "Maybe it’s time for different leadership at USA Track & Field: Oregon track & field rundown," 29 June 2019
//As such, there was no drawn-out voting process as in previous elections, as Infantino was confirmed by acclamation of FIFA's 211 members.
— SI.com, "Gianni Infantino Re-Elected as FIFA President Until 2023," 5 June 2019
//Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was re-elected by acclamation by Senate Republicans in a closed-door meeting.
— Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "Kevin McCarthy is Elected House Minority Leader," 14 Nov. 2018
//Photo: nicholas kamm/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Messrs. McConnell and Schumer were each re-elected by acclamation in separate, closed-door meetings of Senate Republicans and Democrats Wednesday morning.
— Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "Kevin McCarthy is Elected House Minority Leader," 14 Nov. 2018
//In obedience to the constitutional mandate, the Senate ratified Marshall’s nomination by acclamation a mere 36 days before the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party.
— WSJ, "Hamilton on a Timely Nomination Response," 7 Oct. 2018
//Vitorino won by acclamation in the final ballot, defeating Laura Thompson, a former Costa Rica ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva who is now the migration agency’s deputy director general.
— Nick Cumming-bruce, BostonGlobe.com, "UN migrant agency sends Trump a message with choice of new leader," 29 June 2018

First Known Use of acclamation

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for acclamation

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acclamacion, borrowed from Latin acclāmātiōn-, acclāmātiō, from acclāmāre "to acclaim entry 1" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

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