ASSENT

[noun], [verb] [formal] - (to give) agreement to an idea, plan or request, esp. after thinking about it in detailWill you give your assent to my proposal? [U]Jane nodded her assent to my proposal. [U]She assented to my proposal. [I]Her latest film, by general assent (= everyone agrees), is her best yet. [U](UK) Before an Act of Parliament can become law, it needs to receive Royal Assent (= an official signature) from the monarch. [U]Compare dissent.