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acclamation

US/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,935 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: acclamations

Acclamation is loud shared approval, given by voice. Elected by acclamation.

To be elected by acclamation means without a ballot, since nobody stood against. Acclamation is faster than a vote and records nothing about who disagreed.

Definitions of acclamation

  1. 1nounacclamationLoud shared approval, given by voice.C2

    “The winner stepped onto the stage to the acclamation of the whole crowd.”

acclamation is approval.

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acclamation in the wild

  • An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot.

    Acclamation

  • The Memorial Acclamation is an acclamation sung or recited by the people after the institution narrative of the Eucharist.

    Memorial Acclamation

  • The acclamation of James McCrie Douglas as mayor marked the first mayoral acclamation since 1915.

    1930 Edmonton municipal election

  • The main event was the 2019 FIFA presidential election, where Gianni Infantino was reelected unopposed by acclamation for a second term.

    69th FIFA Congress

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.