MetaGlossary.com: Acclamation

Keywords: Ballot, Elected, Papal, Unanimous, Ecclesiastic

Related Terms: Recount, Referendum , Elector, Suffrage, Ballot, Candidate, Canvass, Division, Exit Poll, Overvote, Plurality, Poll, Preferential Voting, Scrutineer, Slate, Vote, Vote, Voter, Approval Voting, Single Transferable Vote, General Election, Simple Majority, Proxy Voting, Electoral Roll, Electoral System, Secret Ballot, Polling Place, Provisional Ballot, Undervote, Primary Election, Voice Vote, Casting Vote, Donkey Vote, Informal Vote, Absolute Majority, Compulsory Voting, First Past The Post, Optional Preferential Voting, Postal Vote, Returning Officer, Electoral College, Primary, Absentee Ballot, Polling Station, Blanket Primary, No Vote, Protest Vote, Vote For Nader, Ballot Initiative

Submit a better definition with this meaning

In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;

ftp://ftp.uga.edu/pub/misc/webster/

Helpful?

the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot.

ftp://ftp.uga.edu/pub/misc/webster/

Helpful?

a form of election not using a ballot

http://acclamation.borgfind.com/

Helpful?

An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vote, in which the voting group is asked who favors and who opposes the proposed candidate. In the event of a lack of opposition, the candidate is considered elected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamation

Helpful?

Acclamation was formerly one of the methods of papal election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamation_(in_Papal_Elections)

Helpful?