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acclamation

noun

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Approval expressed openly by a group, often through a voice vote.

The committee elected its chair by acclamation.

Dictionary practice example.

A campus film club made a collective decision to run its next screening with another student society. Members approved the collaboration by acclamation, calling out their support when the chair put the proposal to the room.

From A Decision for the Whole Club.

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