acclamation
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“The modern view,” Mr. Sidebottom writes, “is to doubt its historical accuracy. It is a scholarly orthodoxy that the salute was no more than a one-off impromptu acclamation that went very wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The Kazakh was the only candidate left standing and was named president by acclamation at the annual congress in Rome.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
Ratification was then confirmed by acclamation - in the form of applause - rather than a traditional vote, with only Norway's football federation abstaining, and criticising the bidding process.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
The Buzz Gang’s first pass at the best-picture race mixes personal picks and perceived slam dunks by acclamation, this summer’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
He clasped their hands to his chest, overcome with tears, and there was general acclamation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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