assent

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] ~ (to sth) (formal) official agreement to or approval of sth: The director has given her assent to the proposals. * He nodded (his) assent. * There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd. * The bill passed in Parliament has now received the Royal Assent (= been approved by the king / queen). * She is by common assent, the best person for the job. verb ~ (to sth) (formal) to agree to a request, an idea or a suggestion: [V] Nobody would assent to the terms they proposed. [also Vspeech]