Thesaurus / assent
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The measure will take effect next month after it received royal assent.
FRENCH LAWMAKERS PASS BILL TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPYMICHAEL K. LAVERSDECEMBER 15, 2021WASHINGTON BLADELametti in his own tweet noted the bill will become law once it receives royal assent.
CANADIAN SENATE APPROVES BILL TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPYMICHAEL K. LAVERSDECEMBER 7, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThat assent can help reduce a child’s stress and fear at the doctor.
HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE COVID VACCINEJEAN LEVASSEURNOVEMBER 12, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThe stout brigadier grunted an assent and rolled monumentally down the Avenue.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEThe nod of assent was given, and the permission put in force with hearty good will.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSDanton insisted that they must overlook the massacres, and give at least an implied assent to their necessity.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTMany, therefore, who did not assent to all that the King had said, joined in a loud hum of approbation when he concluded.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYThe doctor made a sound of sorrowful assent, as if much struck; then said, "you don't mean he has never been there since?"
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEHis Majesty had indeed hoped that it might be in his power to restore his cousin, but not without the assent of the nation.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYMrs. Nelson smiled assent and the young fellow indicated a buckboard drawn up to the station.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLELAURA LEE HOPEWORDS RELATED TO ASSENT
- abide by
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acquiesce
- act upon
- adhere to
- agree
- answer
- assent
- be loyal to
- be ruled by
- bow to
- carry out
- comply
- concur
- discharge
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do one's duty
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- embrace
- execute
- follow
- fulfill
- get in line
- give way
- heed
- hold fast
- keep
- knuckle under
- live by
- mind
- observe
- perform
- play second fiddle
- respond
- serve
- submit
- surrender
- take orders
- toe the line
- abides by
- accedes
- accepts
- accords
- acquiesces
- acts upon
- adheres to
- agrees
- answers
- assents
- be rules by
- bows to
- carries out
- complies
- concurs
- discharges
- do as one says
- do what one is tells
- does one's bidding
- does one's duty
- does what is expects
- embraces
- executes
- follows
- fulfills
- gets in line
- gives way
- heeds
- holds fast
- is loyal to
- keeps
- knuckles under
- lives by
- minds
- observes
- performs
- plays second fiddle
- responds
- serves
- submits
- surrenders
- takes orders
- toes the line
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