acquiescence

[ak-wee-es-uhns]

noun

1. the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to orin ).

   acquiescence to his boss's demands.

2. Law.,  such neglect to take legal proceedings for such a long time as to imply the abandonment of a right.

Other Word Forms

• nonacquiescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acquiescence¹

First recorded in 1625–35; acquiesce + -ence

Example Sentences

His acquiescence ended a months-long pressure campaign against a handful of Republicans to get them to drop the bill.

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His corrosive effect on norms of ethics, language and, for that matter, conservatism, has been amplified by the eager acquiescence of the Republican Party in the process.

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Maintaining direct access is important but it does not guarantee acquiescence when trying to persuade a president whose project is to put America First.

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The harm from Carr’s threat and the network’s acquiescence is enormous.

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But he also took the unusual step of criticizing a ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, to which he nominally reports, for its dangerous acquiescence in the president’s authoritarian agenda.

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Related Words

• acceptance 
• assent 
• concurrence 
• consent 
• obedience 
• yielding