assent
/əˈsent/noun
उच्चारण असेन्ट
स्वीकृति, अनुमति, सहमति
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[U] ~ (to sth) formal
official agreement to or approval of something
स्वीकृति, अनुमति, सहमति
- The bill received the President's assent.
- The law will come into force only after it receives the Governor's assent.
- The Governor gave his assent to the new bill on Monday.
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- Royal assent is needed before the act becomes law.
- She nodded in silent assent when asked if she was ready.
Synonyms agreement consent approval acceptance sanction
Opposite dissent refusal objection disapproval
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[I] ~ (to sth) formal
to agree to a request, an idea or a suggestion
स्वीकृति देना, सहमत होना
- She assented to the proposal.
- After a long discussion, the board assented to the revised budget.
- The council assented to the request after a short debate.
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- He reluctantly assented to his parents' wishes and applied for the course.
- Nobody assented when the chairman asked for changes to the plan.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: assent (agreement) and ascent (the act of climbing or rising: 'the ascent of Everest') are both pronounced /əˈsent/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: assent (सहमति) और ascent (चढ़ाई या उठना: 'the ascent of Everest') दोनों की pronunciation /əˈsent/ है।
§Grammar and usage
Assent to sth.
Assent के बाद to आता है: assent to sth (किसी बात पर सहमति देना), जैसे 'The President assented to the bill.' Assent एक noun और verb दोनों है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Under Article 111, a bill passed by Parliament becomes law after the President's assent; the President may give assent, withhold it, or return the bill (except money bills) for reconsideration.
अनुच्छेद 111 के तहत संसद द्वारा पारित bill राष्ट्रपति की स्वीकृति के बाद कानून बनता है; राष्ट्रपति स्वीकृति दे सकते हैं, रोक सकते हैं, या bill को (money bill छोड़कर) पुनर्विचार के लिए लौटा सकते हैं।