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clam·or

1   [klam-er]
noun
1.
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
2.
a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor of the proponents of the law.
3.
popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
4.
any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make a clamor; raise an outcry.

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verb (used with object)
6.
to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office.
7.
to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting.
Also, especially British, clam·our.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English clamor (< Anglo-French ) < Latin, equivalent to clām- (see claim) + -or -or1; Middle English clamour < Middle French < Latin clāmōr- (stem of clāmor)

Related forms
clam·or·er, clam·or·ist, noun

Synonyms
1. shouting. 2. vociferation. 4. See noise.

Usage note
See -our.

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Example Sentences
  • Aghast, the newspapers of the world responded to this sensational scientific advance with a clamour of moral outrage.
  • But the figures will add to the clamour for shareholders to have more say.
  • The president said there had been a popular clamour for her to run and prodding from her own party.
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clamour or clamor (ˈklæmə)
 
—n
1.  a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people
2.  a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices
3.  a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic
 
—vb
4.  (intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand: they clamoured for attention
5.  (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry: the people clamoured him out of office
 
[C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out]
 
clamor or clamor
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out]
 
'clamourer or clamor
 
—n
 
'clamorer or clamor
 
—n
 
'clamorous or clamor
 
—adj
 
'clamorously or clamor
 
—adv
 
'clamorousness or clamor
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

clamor
late 14c., from O.Fr. clamour, from L. clamor "a shout," from clamare "to cry out" (see claim). Related: Clamorous (1520s), clamorously (1530s).
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clamour
British spelling of clamor (q.v.); for suffix, see -or.
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