acquiescence
Americannoun
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the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to orin ).
acquiescence to his boss's demands.
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Law. such neglect to take legal proceedings for such a long time as to imply the abandonment of a right.
Other Word Forms
- nonacquiescence noun
Etymology
Origin of acquiescence
Example Sentences
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His acquiescence ended a months-long pressure campaign against a handful of Republicans to get them to drop the bill.
From Barron's
The harm from Carr’s threat and the network’s acquiescence is enormous.
From Salon
The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.
From Los Angeles Times
“Endorsement doesn’t mean approval or acquiescence,” the group noted.
From Los Angeles Times
He thought the silence was a sign of complete, not complicity, but of terrified acquiescence to a kind of enslavement, and he was not having it.
From Salon
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