acquiesce to the proposal

Meaning

To formally agree to or accept a business proposal, plan, or suggestion, often passively or without enthusiastic support. It is used in professional contexts to describe compliance with a suggested course of action.

Examples

• Although some directors had reservations, they ultimately chose to acquiesce to the proposal.

  Although some directors had reservations, they ultimately chose to acquiesce to the proposal.

• We cannot simply acquiesce to the proposal without conducting a thorough risk assessment.

  We cannot simply acquiesce to the proposal without conducting a thorough risk assessment.

• The department head was reluctant to acquiesce to the proposal to restructure the team.

  The department head was reluctant to acquiesce to the proposal to restructure the team.

• If the minority shareholders acquiesce to the proposal, the acquisition can proceed next month.

  If the minority shareholders acquiesce to the proposal, the acquisition can proceed next month.

• She felt pressured to acquiesce to the proposal during the high-stakes board meeting.

  She felt pressured to acquiesce to the proposal during the high-stakes board meeting.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They acquiesced at the proposal after hearing the benefits.

  ✓ They acquiesced to the proposal after hearing the benefits.

  'Acquiesce' requires the preposition 'to' to connect with the object of agreement; 'at' is incorrect.

• ✗ The committee was acquiesced to the proposal.

  ✓ The committee acquiesced to the proposal.

  'Acquiesce' is an active intransitive verb, not a passive adjective. It should not be preceded by 'was' in this context.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After analyzing the projected revenue, the partners decided to ___.

  💡 Formally accept the suggested plan.

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  acquiesce to the proposal

• It would be unwise to ___ without negotiating a better royalty rate first.

  💡 Agree to the submitted business plan.

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  acquiesce to the proposal