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acquiescence

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Acceptance without active objection, often despite reservations.

Their silence was mistakenly interpreted as acquiescence.

Dictionary practice example.

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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