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Voting by sheer volume — democracy where the loudest cheer wins.
means A vote or approval expressed by enthusiastic group sound rather than a counted ballot.
from From Latin acclamare, to shout at, blending ad- (toward) with clamare (to cry out) — approval you could hear across a room.
Roman rootsCrowds once roared emperors into power.
Not a clapAcclaim is praise; acclamation is a decision.
Still legalParliaments and conclaves use it today.