assent
noun/əˈsɛnt/
Frequency rank: #12,609 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
agreement or approval, especially after consideration
Example sentence
After hours of debate, the committee finally gave its assent to the new proposal.
Synonyms & related words
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