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noun

Assent n. The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence. "Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer." "The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince." "Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration."

Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.

Synonyms: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord. Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her consent.

verb

Assent v. t. (past & past part. assented; pres. part. assenting) To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession. "Who informed the governor... And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so." "The princess assented to all that was suggested."

Synonyms: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.

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"Assent" Quotes from Famous Books

... own words, as published in his despatch written just before he died, the Boer messenger 'said that he would take my message to the Commandant-General; and I asked him to let me know the result, to which he nodded assent. Almost immediately, ...

— The Transvaal from Within - A Private Record of Public Affairs • J. P. Fitzpatrick

... President, and those associated with him in this unholy project, cannot but know that the recognition of the ten disloyal States renders futile every attempt to equalize representation in Congress. The assent of three fourths of the States is necessary to the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution. The fifteen old Slave States are largely interested in the present system, and they will not consent ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 • Various

... Well, here goes, Jemmy." He took a paper from his desk, read it over with a half smile. "One or two of the jokes in it will keep," he observed; then, when his son nodded assent, he folded it up and threw it in the fire. This was a righteous action. He never got any thanks for doing it; also a certain severity that he was inclined to feel against the deceased for dying just then, he quickly turned (from a sense of justice) towards the living ...

— Fated to Be Free • Jean Ingelow

... element, material, or feature that has not been abused, perverted, or invested with associations offensive to a pure moral taste. To disown and oppose them all in the name of virtue, is to prescribe a degree of abstinence which can have the assent of those only who have outlived the capacity of enjoyment. The more judicious course is to favor, or at least to tolerate such modes of indulgence as may for the present be the least liable to abuse, or such as may in prospect be the safest in their moral influence, ...

— A Manual of Moral Philosophy • Andrew Preston Peabody

... Caesar resumed, giving no sign of assent but a nod and a bitter smile,—"do you know who has all the money and none of the genius, who has the helmet and none of the brains, who has the sword and no hand ...

— The Borgias - Celebrated Crimes • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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