acclamation

acclamation
    n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
         "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him
         more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
         {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]
    

Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F.
   acclamation.]
   1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression
      of approval; loud applause.
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            On such a day, a holiday having been voted by
            acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the
            children.                             --Southey.
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   2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of
      people expressing joy.
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   3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally
      and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;
      specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other
      ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without
      a ballot.
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   {Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory
      acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.
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54 Moby Thesaurus words for "acclamation":
      acclaim, accord, accordance, agreement, agreement of all, applause,
      big hand, burst of applause, cheer, chorus, clap, clapping,
      clapping of hands, common assent, common consent, concert, concord,
      concordance, concurrence, consensus, consensus gentium,
      consensus of opinion, consensus omnium, consent, consentaneity,
      eclat, encore, general acclamation, general agreement,
      general consent, general voice, hand, handclap, handclapping,
      harmony, like-mindedness, meeting of minds, mutual understanding,
      one accord, one voice, ovation, plaudit, plaudits, popularity,
      round of applause, same mind, single voice, thunder of applause,
      total agreement, unanimity, unanimousness, understanding, unison,
      universal agreement