assent
noun/əˈsent/
/əˈsent/
[uncountable] (formal)- assent (to something) official agreement to or approval of something
- The director has given her assent to the proposals.
- He nodded (his) assent.
- There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd.
- The bill passed in Parliament has now received (the) Royal Assent (= been approved by the king/queen).
- She is by common assent, the best person for the job.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- She smiled in assent.
- They took her silence for assent.
- There was general assent about his achievements.
- The government gave their assent to the project.
- The finance bill has yet to receive congressional assent.
- The raising of taxes without the assent of Parliament was declared illegal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- general
- universal
- …
- give (something)
- grant
- withhold
- …
- in assent
- with somebody’s assent
- without somebody’s assent
- …
- a murmur of assent
- a nod of assent
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French as(s)enter (verb), as(s)ente (noun), based on Latin assentire, from ad- ‘towards’ + sentire ‘feel, think’.Want to learn more?
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