noun
- the reluctant acceptance of something without protest
Usage: formal
Examples
- Her acquiescence to the new policy surprised everyone.
- The committee’s acquiescence in the decision was unexpected.
- His silence was taken as acquiescence to the proposal.
- The workers showed reluctant acquiescence to the pay cuts.
- She nodded in quiet acquiescence to her parents’ wishes.
- The board’s acquiescence allowed the merger to proceed.
- Their acquiescence to authority was complete and unquestioning.