acclamation

• 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.

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

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,

     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.

• See also Thesaurus:applause

Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /a.kla.ma.sjɔ̃/

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acclamation f (plural acclamations)

1. acclamation

• acclamer

• “acclamation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).