acclamation
/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/ noun
Forms acclamations
- noun A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
- noun The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates. “With no one running against her, she won by acclamation.”
- noun (art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
- noun (politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.
Synonyms
Etymology
* Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”), from acclamo (“shout approval or disapproval of, shout out at”), from ad (“toward”) + clamo (“cry out”)
* Compare French acclamation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
- noun A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. Elmes.
Etymology [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “acclamation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details