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 acclamation [ˌæklə'meiʃən]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 欢呼, 称赞, 喝彩

  1. The motion was carried by acclamation.
    动议经口头表决而通过。
  2. He was elected chairman by acclamation.
    他在拥立声中被选为主席。
  3. The soprano begins to sing amidst acclamation of the audience.
    女高音歌手在四座欢呼声中开始演唱。


acclamation
[ noun ]
enthusiastic approval
<noun.communication>
the book met with modest acclaimhe acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved


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.

On such a day, a holiday having been voted by
acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the
children. --Southey.

2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of
people expressing joy.

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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory
acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.

  1. The Alabama Baptist State Convention ended Wednesday with a new president being selected by acclamation for the first time in decades.
  2. Although he wasn't at the state Democratic convention when he gained the nomination by acclamation, he appeared Monday night at a reception put on by his campaign committee.
  3. Bush selected Quayle to be his vice presidential running mate this year and Quayle was nominated by acclamation at the GOP national convention Aug. 18.
  4. A key U.N. committee decided by acclamation Wednesday to hold a special General Assembly session on fighting the international drug traffickers.
  5. On Monday, the UCC, considered one of the most liberal of the mainline denominations, resolved by acclamation to deplore Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that restricted the right to an abortion.
  6. Gen Makashov was proposed as a future USSR president. They adopted a series of resolutions, many by acclamation at the evening meeting.
  7. Secretary of the State Julia H. Tashjian and Treasurer Francisco L. Borges also were nominated, by acclamation, for re-election.
  8. Since 1964, Kaunda has been challenged once for the presidency. In 1973, he was opposed by veteran politicians Harry Nkumbula and Simon Kapwepwe, whose campaigns foundered when party officials elected Kaunda by general acclamation.
  9. Mitchell won 27 votes on the first ballot, compared with only 14 each for the others, and he then was declared the winner by acclamation.
  10. Gierke, who was not opposed, was elected by acclamation at the legion's 70th annual convention.
  11. "The Cuomo years have become a disaster," said Rinfret, who was nominated by acclamation. "The people of our state have twice put their faith in Mario Cuomo.
  12. Mitchell, who first won the majority leader's job two years ago in a spirited three-way race, won his second term by acclamation. Health care and campaign finance reform are tops on his list of legislative objectives for the new Congress, he said.
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