Acclamation
Acclamation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin acclamatio: compare French acclamation.]
1.
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children.
2.
(Antiquities) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
3.
(Roman Catholic Church) In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;
(Roman Catholic Church) the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot.
Collocations (1)
Acclamation medals , are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. — Elmes