[U] (formal) the fact of being willing to do what sb wants and to accept their opinions, even if you are not sure that they are right:
There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions.
acquiescent adjective:
The peasants proved more acquiescent than had been expected.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is acquiescence a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, acquiescence is tagged as noun.
Does acquiescence appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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