acclamation

«acclamation» in Mova's school dictionary: Loud cheering or shouting to show approval or joy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (acclamations)

meaning for a pupil

1) Loud cheering or shouting to show approval or joy. tree →

2) (formal) Agreement shown by everyone shouting yes, with no vote counted. tree →

sense 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 →
• The new rule was passed by acclamation. tree →
• The people received him with cries of joy and acclamation. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acclamation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.