acclamation

[ ak-luh-mey-shuhn ]

/ ˌæk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

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).

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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

1535–45; <Latin acclāmātiōn- (stem of acclāmātiō) a shouting, equivalent to acclāmāt(us) (past participle of acclāmāre;see acclaim, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM acclamation

ac·clam·a·to·ry

[uh-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivere·ac·cla·ma·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH acclamation

acclamation , acclimation

Words nearby acclamation

accipitral, accipitrine, accismus, Accius, acclaim, acclamation, acclimate, acclimated, acclimatize, acclivity, accolade

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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 Post
By 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 Post
Like 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|DAILY BEAST
It 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|DAILY BEAST

The 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. Abbott
Jane had the sense of being led towards some unaccountable triumph and acclamation.
The Creators|May Sinclair
He 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 Harris
Upon 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

acclamation

/ (ˌækləˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

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 oppositionthere were two acclamations in the 1985 election

by acclamation

by an overwhelming majority without a ballot
Canadian (of an election or electoral victory) without oppositionhe won by acclamation

Derived forms of acclamation

acclamatory (əˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

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