Look up: Acclamation


  1. Acclamation
    Ac`cla·ma'tion noun [ Latin acclamatio : confer French 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
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/14

  2. Acclamation
    Ac`cla·ma'tion noun 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 ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/14

  3. Acclamation
    • (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. • (n.) the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot. &bull...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/acclamation/

  4. acclamation
    acclamation 1. Loud or eager expression of assent or approval, as to vote a motion by acclamation. Also, to elect a candidate by (also with) acclamation: unanimously (or overwhelmingly) and without a ballot. 2. An act of acclaiming; an exclamation, or phrase addressed to anyone in a loud voice. 3. ...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/237/

  5. Acclamation
    [Papal elections] Acclamation was formerly one of the methods of papal election. The method of electing the Roman Pontiff is contained in the constitutions of Gregory XV Æterni Patris Filius and Decet Romanum Pontificem, Urban VIII`s constitution Ad Romani Pontificis Providentiam, and John ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamation_(Papal_elections)

  6. Acclamation
    An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome. ==Voting== The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vot...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamation

  7. Acclamation
    [in Papal elections] Reporting statistics of link altertech.net; 3 records. Reports COIBot reported 3 links. ---- Below a full report on all use of the link altertech.net. This list is intended to see how the external link gets used, it does not imply that involved accounts are having a conf...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamation_(in_Papal_elections)

  8. acclamation
    1) Acclaim 2) Approval 3) Commendation 4) Eclat 5) Plaudit 6) Plaudits
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/acclamation/1

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