Approval vs Acquiescence - What's the difference?
approval | acquiescence | Synonyms |
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
(legal) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
Approval is a synonym of acquiescence.
As nouns the difference between approval and acquiescence
is that approval is an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements while acquiescence is a silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.approval
English
Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.