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Definition of acclamation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

acclamation

noun

NAmE//ˌækləˈmeɪʃn//

[uncountable]

1(formal) loud and enthusiastic approval or welcome

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2(technology) the act of electing someone using a spoken, not written, vote The decision was made by acclamation.

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