noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ common ( BrE ), general , universal
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Medicine is, by common ~, a good profession.
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There was general ~ about his achievements.
▪ royal ( in the UK )
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The Education Act received the royal ~ in 1944.
VERB + ASSENT
▪ give (sth) , grant ( esp. BrE )
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The government gave their ~ to the project.
▪ withhold
▪ obtain , receive ( esp. BrE )
▪ nod
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He nodded his ~ when I asked if I could leave.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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She smiled in ~.
▪ with sb's ~ , without sb's ~
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Without the ~ of the major states, nothing will ever change.
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The raising of taxes without the ~ of Parliament was declared illegal.
PHRASES
▪ a murmur of ~ , a nod of ~
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The suggestion was greeted with a murmur of ~.