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Noun: acquiescence  ,a-kwee'e-sun(t)s
  1. Acceptance without protest
    "His acquiescence to the new policy surprised his colleagues"
     
  2. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
    "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly";
    - assent

Derived forms: acquiescences

Type of: acceptance, agreement

Encyclopedia: Acquiescence