Damaging winds, hail, perhaps a tornado or two will be possible from the lower Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. Heavy rain and flooding are possible in the southern Plains and central Mississippi Valley. Elsewhere, heavy snow will impact the upper elevations of the northern and central Rockies. BROWNING (BGRM8)
1. assent-to agree or express agreement; The Maestro assented to the request for an encore. acquiesce, accede. agree-consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; She agreed to all my conditions; He agreed to leave her alone. connive-encourage or assent to illegally or criminally.
To consent is to give permission, which could have been withheld. It implies a power relationship where the consent is granted by the party with more power. There is the political theory that says, governments can rule only with the consent of the governed. That is, the people consent to be governed and thus grant their power to the government. To assent is to agree with a statement made by an equal. On the Supreme Court, one justice writes the opinion of the majority, to which other justices assent. Those that disagree are said to dissent, that is to disagree. So, consent = permission while assent = agreement.