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acquiescence
[ ak-wee-es-uhns ]
noun
- the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in ):
acquiescence to his boss's demands.
- Law. such neglect to take legal proceedings for such a long time as to imply the abandonment of a right.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of acquiescence1
Example Sentences
People like sex cult leader Keith Raniere impressed him most — he studied biographies to learn how they manipulated people, how they used cruelty to wear their followers down into acquiescence.
The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.
“Endorsement doesn’t mean approval or acquiescence,†the group noted.
“Because to keep him in place is permission, is acquiescence, is acceptance of which is happening in Palestine, and what is happening in Palestine is genocide.â€
Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt would be appalled at the Republicans’ acquiescence to Russia’s aggression.
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