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Definition of acquiescent
: tending to accept or allow what others want or demand : inclined to acquiesce a politician accused of being too acquiescent to the demands of special interests
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Examples of acquiescent in a Sentence
The acquiescent girl became a strong assertive woman.
was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be
Recent Examples of acquiescent from the Web
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And Arena has been one of Emanuel's loudest critics on the largely acquiescent City Council, giving the mayor another reason not to come to his aid.
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After the administration expended considerable political capital to reach a nuclear deal with Iran in July 2015, Saudi rulers bemoaned that Obama had shifted U.S. foreign policy to be more acquiescent toward Tehran.
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Origin and Etymology of acquiescent
Latin acquiescent-, acquiescens, present participle of acquiescere —see acquiesce
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