0 an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much: --
1 the activity of people standing and clapping to show their appreciation: --
Journalists told me that that earned him a standing ovation.
When there was a standing ovation, it was unanimous - no wave, no fragmented approach.
I believe that the new chief inspector was given almost a standing ovation when he addressed prison officers recently.
He repeated that pledge in public and was given a standing ovation.
He joined in her standing ovation at the dinner, and seemed genuinely pleased with her comments.
However, it was the only point in that speech that did not receive a standing ovation.
Each received a standing ovation at the conference.
Indeed, when he spoke there, he received a standing ovation.
