The crowd of political newcomers, and former Labour and Conservative voters roared their assent.
On top of this, the 2013 national budget was passed the Iraqi parliament without the assent of the Kurds.
He has even thrown a few million to the teachers' unions to gain their assent.
The first soldier to charge across this rhetorical veld is followed by hundreds harrumphing their assent.
The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent.
And who is able to compel you to assent to that which appears false?
And then, as the other nodded in assent, she spoke with a compelling kindliness.
Not a word, however, of this could he say, and so he nodded his assent to Misset's proposal.
The foreman only glanced at him in silence, and the young man took this for assent.
Having given her assent, she took the money and the receipt, and went out.
early 14c., "consent, approval," from Old French assent, a back-formation from assentir (see assent (v.)).