Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual FacultiesDivision (I) Formation of Ideas
Section V. Results of Reasoning
488. Assent.
UNANIMITY, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi [L.]; popular -, current- -belief, – opinion; public opinion; concurrence (of causes) [See Concurrence]; coöperation (voluntary) [See Coöperation].
RATIFICATION, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, visé [F.]; indorsement (record) [See Record].
consent (compliance) [See Consent].
AFFIRMANT, assentant [obs.], professor [esp. in relig.], confirmist, consenter, covenantor, subscriber, indorser or endorser; upholder (auxiliary) [See Auxiliary].
go -, float -, swim- with the stream; float with the current; get on the band wagon [slang]; be in the fashion, join in the chorus; be in every mouth.
arrive at -, come to- -an understanding, – terms, – an agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGE, own, admit, allow, avow, confess; concede (yield) [See Consent]; come round to; abide by; permit [See Permission].
CONFIRM, affirm; ratify, approve, indorse, visa, visé [F.], countersign; corroborate [See Evidence].
UNCONTRADICTED, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted.
carried -, agreed- –nem. con. [L.] &c. adv.; unanimous; agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation.
affirmative [See Affirmation].
BE IT SO; so be it, so let it be; so mote it be, with all one’s heart; amen; willingly [See Willingness].
AFFIRMATIVELY, in the affirmative.
UNANIMOUSLY, unâ voce [L.], by common consent, in chorus, to a man; with one -consent, – voice, – accord; nem. con. [L.]; nemine contradicente [L.], nemine dissentiente [L.], without a dissentient voice; as one man, one and all, on all hands.