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acquiescence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assent |
| Type of | agreement |
| Has types | acceptance, conceding, concession, yielding |
| Derivation | acquiesce, acquiescent |
a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly.
acquiescence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acceptance |
| Derivation | acquiesce |
Examples of acquiescence
acquiescence
Your suggestion is that we adopt a position of acquiescence, far more dangerous.
From the economist.com
Erekat signalled acquiescence but refused to formally discuss the matter further.
From the guardian.co.uk
One that seemed effective was to distinguish between acceptance and acquiescence.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Either way, America can no longer take Russia's grudging acquiescence for granted.
From the economist.com
It is also the ability to attract, and attraction often leads to acquiescence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So I have to ask myself, what makes me resist acquiescence to the status quo?
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
The acquiescence of the British and the French brought the crisis to a close.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Nor may the consent of the People be inferred from their sullen acquiescence.
From the economist.com
Ware cited their acquiescence in ruling that the videos could be made public.
From the sfgate.com
- Acceptance without protest
- Assent: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
- (acquiesce) assent: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
- (acquiescent) willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
- Acquiescence is a legal term used to describe an act of a person in knowingly standing by without raising any objection to infringement of his rights, when someone else is unknowingly and honestly putting in his resources under the impression that the said rights actually belong to him. ...
- "Acquiesce" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. The song originally appeared as a B-side to Oasis' first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say", in April 1995. ...
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction; Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another
- (Acquiesce) agree, esp. tacitly; raise no objection
- (acquiesce) (v) - agree passively
