unanimous
/ju:'næniməs/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- In complete agreement: Describes a situation where all members of a group share the same opinion or make the same decision.
- Acting as a single, undivided whole: Describes a group that is unified in action or purpose.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The jury reached a unanimous verdict. (Every member of the jury agreed on the verdict.)
- The decision to proceed was unanimous. (There was complete agreement on the decision to proceed.)
- The committee gave its unanimous approval to the proposal. (The approval from the committee was total and without dissent.)
Advanced Usage
- "unanimous in": Used to specify the subject or object of the agreement.
- The board was unanimous in its support for the new policy. (Every board member supported the new policy.)
- "by a unanimous vote": A formal phrase indicating a decision made with no opposing votes.
- The motion was passed by a unanimous vote. (The motion passed with everyone voting in favor.)
Variants and Related Words
- Unanimously (adverb): In a way that involves complete agreement.
- The proposal was approved unanimously. (The proposal was approved with everyone agreeing.)
- Unanimity (noun): The state of being unanimous.
- The unanimity of the council was surprising. (The complete agreement of the council was surprising.)
Synonyms
- Consensus: General agreement among a group.
- United: Joined together politically or in agreement.
- Undivided: Not separated or shared; complete.
Idioms and Phrases
- "A unanimous decision": A decision on which everyone agrees.
- After a long debate, they finally came to a unanimous decision.
- "Of one mind": Thinking the same way; in agreement (similar in meaning).
- On this issue, the team was of one mind.
Adjective
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- a solid voting bloc
- in complete agreement
- a unanimous decision