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# acclamation

noun (acclamations)

«acclamation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Loud cheering or shouting to show approval or joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/#m1)
2. (formal) Agreement shown by everyone shouting yes, with no vote counted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales, the cheering of a crowd for a hero or a king; in formal talk, a decision passed by acclamation, without a count

### Examples

- The crowd greeted the prince with loud acclamation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/#x1)
- The new rule was passed by acclamation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/#x2)
- The people received him with cries of joy and acclamation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/#x3)

### Note

a decision made by acclamation has no count of votes, so there are no numbers to add up

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acclamation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acclamation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acclamation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acclamation.html) on Mova free.