acclamation

Definition

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

Etymology

* First attested in 1541. * 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.

Example Sentences

• "Sometimes a member nominates a chairman and no vote is taken, the assembly signifying their approval by acclamation."
• "On such a day, a holyday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children:..it must be a scramble among the mountains, and I must accompany them; […]"
• "See also: uncontested, by default"