unanimous
Americanadjective
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of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
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characterized by or showing complete agreement.
a unanimous vote.
adjective
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in complete or absolute agreement
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characterized by complete agreement
a unanimous decision
Other Word Forms
- nonunanimous adjective
- nonunanimousness noun
- quasi-unanimous adjective
- unanimity noun
- unanimously adverb
- unanimousness noun
Etymology
Origin of unanimous
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ūnanim(us), equivalent to ūn(us) “one” + animus “mind, heart, feeling” + -ous
Example Sentences
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In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.
From Los Angeles Times
In addition to the size of the damage judgement in Los Angeles, defenders of Meta have noted the fact that the jury decision was not unanimous - and that deliberations dragged on for nearly two weeks.
From BBC
But Wall Street analysts have a different take: there were almost unanimous price target upgrades following the report.
From Barron's
This is why comparing social media to tobacco is questionable: The scientific consensus on smoking’s harms is unanimous and no one claims smoking has benefits.
The January decision to hold was nearly unanimous, according to the minutes.
From Barron's
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