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Acceptance without active objection, often despite reservations.

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acquiescence

Their silence was mistakenly interpreted as acquiescence.
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When the committee proposed ending gatherings earlier, Omar expressed dissent because he thought the new time excluded people with late shifts. Several others offered only acquiescence: they still had reservations but stopped objecting after a long discussion.
From The Committee Finds Its Voice.
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