Acclamation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F.
     acclamation.]
     1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression
        of approval; loud applause.
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              On such a day, a holiday having been voted by
              acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the
              children.                             --Southey.
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     2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of
        people expressing joy.
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     3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally
        and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;
        specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other
        ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without
        a ballot.
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     {Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory
        acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acclamation
       n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
           "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
           him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
           {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "acclamation":
     acclaim, accord, accordance, agreement, agreement of all, applause,
     big hand, burst of applause, cheer, chorus, clap, clapping,
     clapping of hands, common assent, common consent, concert, concord,
     concordance, concurrence, consensus, consensus gentium,
     consensus of opinion, consensus omnium, consent, consentaneity,
     eclat, encore, general acclamation, general agreement,
     general consent, general voice, hand, handclap, handclapping,
     harmony, like-mindedness, meeting of minds, mutual understanding,
     one accord, one voice, ovation, plaudit, plaudits, popularity,
     round of applause, same mind, single voice, thunder of applause,
     total agreement, unanimity, unanimousness, understanding, unison,
     universal agreement