(n.) A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
(n.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Of course we did hold meetings of the party when we were putting this coalition together, but we did that in five days and there was support by acclamation.
(2) He put the edit to the convention floor, seeking to approve the change via acclamation.
(3) Blogger Yomi Adegoke said: "Thinly veiling vanity as philanthropy more than irks … the pretence these images are for anything other than an onslaught of 'natural beauty' acclamations, coupled with pats on the back for 'fighting the cause' makes the no makeup selfie mania even harder to stomach."
(4) In a message to Maryland senator Barbara Mikulski, Clinton wrote of then Maryland governor Martin O’Malley: “He should be elected by acclamation for steering the ship of state so well.” But perhaps the most mysterious message of the roughly 7,000 emails released on Monday was one sent by Clinton with the subject line “Gefilte Fish” which simply asked “where are we on this?” Controversy over the Democratic frontrunner’s use of private email while secretary of state has raged for months after the New York Times first reported in March that Clinton did not even have a government email address.
(5) But at Fifa's congress in Zurich on Wednesday he will be returned by acclamation.
(6) Won a third term in office by acclamation in 2007 and re-elected unopposed in 2011 after his opponent, Mohamed bin Hammam, withdrew in face of corruption claims.
(7) MPs voted in favour of the motion by acclamation, meaning that there was no opposition from parliamentarians on the chamber floor when the speaker put it to them.
(8) There was little meaningful internal debate, simply the acclamation of the charismatic leader.
(9) Brendan Rodgers thumped his chest in pride and responded to the unreserved acclamation of the Kop with applause of his own.
(10) But when the rejuvenated world No6 steps on to Rod Laver Arena to what will no doubt be a rapturous acclamation, it will not be with the best wishes of Murray.
(11) Sixty years and two days after she was crowned, to "loud and repeated acclamations", the ruler of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, the Queen will return to Westminster Abbey on Tuesday for a service of thanksgiving for her reign.
(12) The uprising was inspired in large part by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and, while it has moved on since then to look increasingly like a civil war, some of the same acclamations are heard in Benghazi as in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
(13) Outside the airport he transferred to an open car and throughout most of the journey he stood up receiving the noisy acclamations of hundreds of thousands of Moslems who lined the route.
Vote
Definition:
(n.) An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
(n.) A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.
(n.) That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote.
(n.) Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.
(n.) Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.
(v. i.) To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.
(v. t.) To choose by suffrage; to elec/; as, to vote a candidate into office.
(v. t.) To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
(v. t.) To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
(v. t.) To condemn; to devote; to doom.
Example Sentences:
(1) An “out” vote would severely disrupt our lives, in an economic sense and a private sense.
(2) The prospectus revealed he has an agreement with Dorsey to vote his shares, which expires when the company goes public in November.
(3) One-nation prime ministers like Cameron found the libertarians useful for voting against taxation; inconvenient when they got too loud about heavy-handed government.
(4) Are you ready to vote?” is the battle cry, and even the most superficial of glances at the statistics tells why.
(5) A dozen peers hold ministerial positions and Westminster officials are expecting them to keep the paperwork to run the country flowing and the ministerial seats warm while their elected colleagues fight for votes.
(6) Hollywood legend has it that, at the first Academy awards in 1929, Rin Tin Tin the dog won most votes for best actor.
(7) His walkout reportedly meant his fellow foreign affairs select committee members could not vote since they lacked a quorum.
(8) She added: “We will continue to act upon the overwhelming majority view of our shareholders.” The vote was the second year running Ryanair had suffered a rebellion on pay.
(9) We didn’t take anyone’s votes for granted and we have run a very strong positive campaign.” Asked if she expected Ukip to run have Labour so close, she said: “To be honest with you I have been through more or less every scenario.
(10) He campaigned for a no vote and won handsomely, backed by more than 61%, before performing a striking U-turn on Thursday night, re-tabling the same austerity terms he had campaigned to defeat and which the voters rejected.
(11) Much has been claimed about the source of its support: at one extreme, it is said to divide the right-of-centre vote and crucify the Conservatives .
(12) However, these votes will be vital for Hollande in the second round.
(13) The speaker issued his warning after William Hague told MPs that the government would consult parliament but declined to explain the nature of the vote.
(14) One is the right not to be impeded when they are going to the House of Commons to vote, which may partly explain why the police decided to arrest Green and raid his offices last week on Thursday, when the Commons was not sitting.
(15) Its restrictions are so strong that even many Republicans voted against it.
(16) He also challenged Lord Mandelson's claim this morning that a controversial vote on Royal Mail would have to be postponed due to lack of parliamentary time.
(17) And if the Brexit vote was somehow not respected by Westminster, Le Pen could be bolstered in her outrage.
(18) If I don’t agree with the leadership of the party, I don’t vote for it.
(19) At the People’s Question Time in Pendle, an elderly man called Roland makes a short, powerful speech about the sacrifices made for the right to vote and says he’s worried for the future of the NHS.
(20) As a member of the state Assembly, Walker voted for a bill known as the Woman’s Right to Know Act, which required physicians to provide women with full information prior to an abortion and established a 24-hour waiting period in the hope that some women might change their mind about undergoing the procedure.