acclamation
noun/ˌækləˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌækləˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- (formal) loud and enthusiastic approval or welcome
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- (specialist) the act of electing somebody using a spoken not written vote
- by acclamation The decision was taken by acclamation.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin acclamatio(n-), from acclamare ‘shout at’, from ad- ‘to’ + clamare ‘to shout’, later ‘shout in approval’.
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