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BNC: 14506 COCA: 17580

— acquiescence

/ˌækwiˈɛsn̩s/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 14506 COCA: 17580

acquiescence

noun

ac·​qui·​es·​cence ˌa-kwē-ˈe-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce acquiescence (audio)
1
: passive acceptance or submission : the act of acquiescing or the state of being acquiescent
I was surprised by his acquiescence to their demands.
2
: an instance of acquiescing

Example Sentences

good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner
Recent Examples on the Web That wall crashed down last summer when players were allowed to earn income from their name, image and likeness per Ohio state law and NCAA acquiescence. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 In an indication of the Kurdistan region’s tacit acceptance of Israel, a U.S. research group organized a pro-normalization conference last September in Erbil with the acquiescence of the Kurdish government. New York Times, 27 May 2022 In the two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the silence — and even acquiescence — of the Russian elite has started to fray. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The acquiescence of most Republicans has long enabled Trump's assaults on the rule of law and shows little sign of hardening into opposition to the ex-President. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022 The true horror of Kaufman's Invasion, though, is that acquiescence gives way to McCarthyism; in conformity, old friends become new enemies. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 For some Cheyennes, every treaty that peace chiefs signed and that the U.S. government broke made violence look more sensible than acquiescence. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Bushby’s acquiescence, and the ensuing 12-month journey across the U.S., is the subject of a new documentary, The Walk Around the World, which aired Friday night on the National Geographic Channel. Jay Bennett, Outside Online, 15 May 2015 Their acquiescence in efforts to undermine the Supreme Court’s deliberations make a mockery of their own condemnations of that shameful episode. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from acquiescer "to acquiesce" + -ence -ence

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of acquiescence was in 1615
BNC: 14506 COCA: 17580

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