acclamation

English

Etymology

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• 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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æk.lə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Homophone: acclimation

Noun

acclamation (countable and uncountable, plural acclamations)

1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
   • 1876, Henry Martyn Robert, Robert’s Rules of Order, Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., p. 100, Article IX, Section 46, note,^[1]

     Sometimes a member nominates a chairman and no vote is taken, the assembly signifying their approval by acclamation.

   • Robert Southey

     On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children.

2. The process of electing a person to a post in the absence of other nominees.

   With no one running against her, she won by acclamation.

3. (art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
   • James Elmes

     Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded.

4. (politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:applause

Translations

applause

• Bulgarian: приветстване (privetstvane), аплодисменти (aplodismenti)
• Dutch: gejuich (nl), acclamatie (nl)
• French: acclamation (fr)
• German: Zuruf
• Interlingua: acclamation
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• Italian: acclamazione f
• Latin: acclāmātiō f
• Portuguese: aclamação (pt) f
• Romanian: aclamare (ro), aclamație (ro)
• Spanish: aclamación (es)

election of a standby

• Arabic: تَزْكِية f (tazkiya)
• Bulgarian: провъзгласяване (bg) (provǎzglasjavane)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} zonder hoofdelijke stemming, ^{(please verify)} met algemene instemming
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• Italian: acclamazione f

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French

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kla.ma.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

acclamation f (plural acclamations)

1. acclamation

Related terms

• acclamer

Further reading

• “acclamation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.