acclamation
a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.
act of acclaiming.
Liturgy. a brief responsive chant in antiphonal singing.
Ecclesiastical. response (def. 3a).
Idioms about acclamation
by acclamation, by an oral vote, often unanimous, expressing approval by shouts, hand-clapping, etc., rather than by formal ballot.
Origin of acclamation
1Other words from acclamation
- ac·clam·a·to·ry [uh-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- re·ac·cla·ma·tion, noun
Words that may be confused with acclamation
- acclamation , acclimation
Words Nearby acclamation
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How to use acclamation in a sentence
We had an extended acclamation period because of the lack of time on the field during the offseason.
NFLPA president calls for elimination of offseason practices | Mark Maske | December 31, 2020 | Washington PostBy acclamation, it was the best moment for Pence in a 2016 debate that he won decisively.
Vice presidential debate: Highlights and fact-checks | Colby Itkowitz, Anne Gearan, Matt Viser, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | October 8, 2020 | Washington PostLike blind castigation, blind acclamation is done for its own sake and has little to do with the object of praise.
J Street U Rejected for Standing Behind IDF Soldiers | Oded Na'aman | October 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt gets us over that initial, high-stakes moment of emotive acclamation, and skips straight to the conversation.
Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us | Benjamin Lytal | October 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe short hours achieved with acclamation to-day will later be denounced as the long hours of to-morrow.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
The most extraordinary and despotic measures were adopted by acclamation to meet the fearful emergency.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottJane had the sense of being led towards some unaccountable triumph and acclamation.
The Creators | May SinclairHe went across the great water to the east, and was there received with acclamation as a visitor from the New World.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisUpon the deposition of Octavius the agrarian law of Gracchus was immediately passed by acclamation.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for acclamation
/ (ˌækləˈmeɪʃən) /
an enthusiastic reception or exhibition of welcome, approval, etc
an expression of approval by a meeting or gathering through shouts or applause
Canadian an instance of electing or being elected without opposition: there were two acclamations in the 1985 election
by acclamation
by an overwhelming majority without a ballot
Canadian (of an election or electoral victory) without opposition: he won by acclamation
Derived forms of acclamation
- acclamatory (əˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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