acclamation

noun

1 the proposal was received with considerable acclamation:

praise, applause, cheers, ovation, tribute, accolade, acclaim, salutes, plaudits;

approval, admiration, approbation, congratulations, commendation, welcome, flattery, kudos, adulation, homage;

compliment, a pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, bouquets, laurels, testimonial;

rare extolment, laudation, eulogium.

▷antonyms criticism.

2 he was elected by acclamation:

shouting, calling out, oral vote;

shouts;

without a vote, without a ballot, with overwhelming vocal approval, by popular demand.

acclamation Oxford Dictionary of English