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What (who) is assent - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Assent (disambiguation)
assent
I. v. n.
Agree (as to a matter of opinion), concur, acquiesce, subscribe, yield, yield assent, give consent, fall in, go with the stream, go with the current. See consent.
II. n.
Consent, agreement, concurrence, acquiescence, allowance, approval, approbation, accord.
assent
I
n.
1) to give ; nod one's assent to (she gave her assent to our plan)
2) by common assent
II
v. (formal) (D; intr.) to assent to (we assented to his proposal)
assent
(assents, assenting, assented)
1.
If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
He gave his assent to the proposed legislation...
= agreement, consent
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss, N to/for n
2.
If you assent to something, you agree to it or agree with it.
I assented to the request of the American publishers to write this book...
VERB: V to n
Wikipedia
Assent
Assent can refer to:
- Assent (Belgium), a village between Bekkevoort and Diest
- Assent (philosophy), the mental act of accepting a statement as true
- Offer and acceptance
- Royal assent
- Assent (military), Austrian mil. accept (s.o.) for military service(German: Assentierung)
- The Assent, a 2020 American horror film by Pearry Reginald Teo
Examples of use of assent
1. Royal assent – the monarch‘s assent to make the bill an act of parliament.
2. The Concessionary Bus Travel Act received Royal Assent last July.
3. At the time I was flattered by her vehement assent.
4. The Northern Ireland (miscellaneous provisions) bill later gained royal assent.
5. The Commons backed Lords amendments to the childcare bill and it now awaits royal assent.