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to acquiescence
noun
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
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Scrutiny gave way to acquiescence.
I lived in Tokyo in the 1990s, as perfectly reasonable arguments for government restraint led to acquiescence in the face of escalating economic disasters.
An invitation to the summit is tantamount to acquiescence to the policies of a regime responsible for numerous violations of human rights and for the unprecedented social and economic crisis facing Zimbabwe.
In particular, many common social media measures are prone to acquiescence response bias, an error that occurs due to individuals' tendency to agree with agree disagree questions.
Soft power means co-operating with people in getting what you want, not by coercion, and it is not the same as influence or persuasion, but possesses the ability to attract and leads to acquiescence (Nye 2004: 5 6).
At that time men moved from denial and ridicule, to violent opposition, to acquiescence and finally to support.
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It is unlikely that a group will be able to gain acquiescence to its demands by threatening to use terror tactics if it has not already engaged in such activity.
Jindal called this common-sense step, which will save money and save lives, a way to "force acquiescence to their left-wing ideology".
After hours of rancorous debate, Tsipras took to the floor to defend his acquiescence to the creditors' harsh terms, saying that the alternative would have been certain catastrophe.
On 1 December 1916, Condorcet was in Athens and contributed troops to the Allied attempt to ensure Greek acquiescence to Allied operations in Macedonia.
"Japan's desire to attain acquiescence for intervention to prevent Yen strength is running into resistance from trading partners worried about their own competitiveness amid sluggish growth".
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