"acclamation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æk.lə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acclamation.wav Forms: acclamations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: * First attested in 1541. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”), from acclamo (“shout approval or disapproval of, shout out at”), from ad (“toward”) + clamo (“cry out”) * Compare French acclamation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{bor|en|la|acclāmātiō|acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis|calling, exclamation, shout of approval}} Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acclamation (countable and uncountable, plural acclamations)
  1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: acclaim#Noun Translations (applause): приветстване (privetstvane) (Bulgarian), аплодисменти (aplodismenti) (Bulgarian), 掌聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 掌声 (zhǎngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), gejuich (Dutch), acclamatie (Dutch), acclamation (French), Zuruf (German), Akklamation [feminine] (German), aklamasi (Indonesian), acclamation (Interlingua), acclamazione [feminine] (Italian), acclāmātiō [feminine] (Latin), poklask [masculine] (Polish), aklamacja [archaic, feminine] (Polish), aclamação [feminine] (Portuguese), aclamare (Romanian), aclamație (Romanian), клицање [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), аклама́ција [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), klicanje [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), aklamácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), aclamación (Spanish)
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  2. The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (election of a standby): تَزْكِية (tazkiya) [feminine] (Arabic), провъзгласяване (provǎzglasjavane) (Bulgarian), acclamazione [feminine] (Italian), aklamacja [feminine] (Polish)
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  3. (art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art
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  4. (politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: voice vote
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