acquiescence

Example Sentences

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His acquiescence ended a months-long pressure campaign against a handful of Republicans to get them to drop the bill.

From Barron's

His corrosive effect on norms of ethics, language and, for that matter, conservatism, has been amplified by the eager acquiescence of the Republican Party in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maintaining direct access is important but it does not guarantee acquiescence when trying to persuade a president whose project is to put America First.

From BBC

The harm from Carr’s threat and the network’s acquiescence is enormous.

From Salon

But he also took the unusual step of criticizing a ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, to which he nominally reports, for its dangerous acquiescence in the president’s authoritarian agenda.

From Salon