DCHP-3

acclaim

DCHP-2 (Sep 2016)
See at acclamation for an etymological account of all forms.
1v. — usually Politics

to elect without opposition. In the passive be acclaimed (to).

Type: 3. Semantic Change — See acclamation.
See also Gage-1, s.v. "acclaim" (3), which is marked "Cdn", ITP Nelson, s.v. "acclaim" (2), which is marked "Canadian", COD-2, s.v. "acclaim" (3), which is marked "Cdn Politics".
See: acclamation(meaning 1b)

Quotations

1955
The three pictured above were acclaimed to their respective posts.
1964
Also acclaimed were Rosalind Boyd ... as CUS chairman, Kathy Harvey ... as secretary, and Joan Mackenzie ... as social convenor.
1967
The success of the party's convention, at which almost 2,000 of the faithful turned out to acclaim the new leader, and the coolness and decisiveness with which Mr. Nixon has handled himself since, have infused new hope and vitality into the party.
1997
Every three years, in the fall, Ontario taxpayers and parents absolve themselves of a huge responsibility. They elect - or, quite often, acclaim, as in Kingston - a group of school board trustees to preside over local education matters.
2007
[HEADLINE] Liberals acclaim Strathcona candidate
2v. in construction — usually Politics

acclaim as, elect to an office by acclamation.

Type: 3. Semantic Change — See acclamation.
See: acclamation(meaning 1b)

Quotations

1981
About 600 party members packed the auditorium of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education to acclaim Mr. Coutts as the Liberal candidate for the Aug. 17 by-election.
1987
While Liberals now govern in four provinces - Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick - and have a presence in the Prairie provinces after a decade of near invisibility, B.C. Liberals will acclaim a virtual unknown as their leader this weekend.
1993
The nomination meeting acclaimed Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Quebec`s former delegate-general to New York, as a candidate in Rosemont in the next provincial general election.
2006
Jeannie Van Bibber was acclaimed Monday as the Yukon Party candidate for Mayo-Tatchun in the coming election.

References

  • COD-2
  • ITP Nelson
  • Gage-1