Acclamation definition
Elected by acclamation.
An example of acclamation would be a standing ovation.
On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. -Robert Southey.
With no one running against her, she won by acclamation.
A motion passed by acclamation.
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Noun
Origin of acclamation
- Latin acclāmātiō acclāmātiōn- from acclāmātus past participle of acclāmāre to shout at acclaim
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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- Compare French acclamation.
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- First attested in 1541.
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