adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a tacit/unspoken assumption (= one that no one says aloud )
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There seemed to be a tacit assumption that they would get married.
tacit consent (= one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given )
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If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
admission
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It implies a tacit admission of equality which can be almost priceless.
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His enemies imply that his resignation is a tacit admission of guilt.
agreement
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Custom, practice and a tacit agreement not to rock the boat did the rest.
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In tacit agreement , they separated before reaching the farm.
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The response - from tacit agreement to outrage - was enormous ....
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It was better to say nothing and to convey, by the quality of her silence, a level of tacit agreement .
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When as Chancellor he was preparing to enter in 1985, he said, tacit agreement had been reached with the Bundesbank.
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Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement .
approval
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Even more important was Edward's tacit approval of the use his brother made of his northern power.
assumption
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Objections to the tacit assumption of Saint-Venant's principle or the above rule of thumb arise however. 1.
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No one actually claims this is how the brain works, but there is a tacit assumption that it might be.
collusion
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We now consider what they imply for the analysis of tacit collusion .
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In respect of tacit collusion there is far less clarity.
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There will always be the problem of trying to infer whether apparently tacit collusion really was well-concealed explicit collusion.
consent
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Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.
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By remaining in society, one gives one's tacit consent to it.
support
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Provenzano's greatest assets are knowledge of the terrain and tacit support in villages and hamlets.
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The language appeared to indicate tacit support for the opposition.
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The de Maiziëre government was able to continue with the tacit support of the Liberals.
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There are a variety of professional associations of doctors, nurses and teachers which give tacit support to the regime.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Roh's remarks indicated a tacit acceptance of the high-level talks.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Custom, practice and a tacit agreement not to rock the boat did the rest.
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In both cases tacit knowledge and experience is accepted as valid and enhanced and developed.
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It is a tacit acknowledgement that neither office nor a peerage awaits them.
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Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.
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No one actually claims this is how the brain works, but there is a tacit assumption that it might be.
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The language appeared to indicate tacit support for the opposition.