unanimousu‧nan‧i‧mous /juːˈnænɪməs/ ●○○ adjective 
It was decided by a unanimous vote that the school should close.almost/virtually unanimous The decision to appoint Matt was almost unanimous.2agreeing completely about somethingunanimous in (doing) something The banks were unanimous in welcoming the news.—unanimously adverb
WORD ORIGINunanimous
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin unanimus, from unus ‘one’ + animus ‘mind’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren't unanimous.
- Medical opinion is unanimous that John's condition is unlikely to improve.
- Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.
- Parents have been unanimous in supporting the after-school program.
- Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote.
- The committee made a unanimous decision to expel the three students.
- The decision of the committee was unanimous.
- The meeting was unanimous in adopting the proposals.
- The resolution was affirmed by a unanimous vote.
- As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
- Contemporary accounts were certainly not unanimous in recording a triumphant Huxley and a humiliated bishop.
- If it was, the voting would be carried out on a unanimous basis.
- It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
- Lord Halsbury gave one of the five unanimous judgments.
- The Senate approved Mr Johnson by a unanimous voice vote late Tuesday night.
- They and the third examiner were unanimous in finding the tests inconclusive.
Longman Language Activatorwhen people have the same opinion about something
a situation in which two or more people, groups etc have the same opinion about something: agreement that: · There is general agreement among doctors that pregnant women should not smoke.agreement on: · Officials said there was widespread agreement on the need to promote growth by cutting government spending.in agreement: · Tara nodded her head in agreement.
general agreement among most of the people in a group, especially an official group that makes important decisions: consensus on/about: · There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be.consensus of opinion: · The consensus of opinion seems to be that the Prime Minister should resign.reach a consensus (=achieve agreement): · The delegates will continue to meet until a consensus is reached.
if a group of people is unanimous , they all have the same opinion about something, especially about what should be done or who should be chosen or elected: · The decision of the committee was unanimous.unanimous agreement/choice/decision/vote etc: · Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.· Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote.
feelings that everyone has, something that everyone does etc done, felt, used etc by all the people in a group or all the people in the world: · There does not appear to be universal agreement on the future of the British monarchy.· Support for the government is by no means universal.have universal appeal (=be liked by everyone): · It is not easy to write a song that has universal appeal.
if a group of people or a decision they make is unanimous , all the members of the group agree about something: · Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren't unanimous.somebody is unanimous that: · Medical opinion is unanimous that John's condition is unlikely to improve.somebody is unanimous in (doing) something: · The meeting was unanimous in adopting the proposals.unanimous decision/agreement/verdict etc (=a decision that everyone in a group agrees on): · The committee made a unanimous decision to expel the three students.· The resolution was affirmed by a unanimous vote.
collective decisions, responsibilities, guilt etc, are shared or made by every member of a group: · Unless we act now to protect the environment, we shall have failed in our collective responsibility to future generations.· The present crisis is a result of the collective failure of the political parties to put forward a plausible economic programme.
something that is common to everyone is something that everyone shares: · Luckily we all had a common language, English, which meant we could communicate with each other.· Monkeys and apes are so similar that it is reasonable to say they have a common ancestor.common to: · These problems are common to all modern societies.
if people share a feeling, belief etc, they all have that feeling, belief etc: · None of us are close friends but we all share an interest in sport.· One thing united all three men - they shared a burning hatred of the political regime under which they lived.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The decision to appoint Matt was almost unanimous.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one in which all the people involved agree: The decision to appoint Matt was almost unanimous. (=when all members of a group support something)· There was nearly unanimous support for the proposal.
(=when the whole jury agrees)· The jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· But the judgment at Westminster was almost unanimous.· Retailers have been almost unanimous in reporting higher Christmas sales.· I asked many Goans if they disliked the freakish visitors, and their verdicts were almost unanimous.· Inherent in all these schemes was the almost unanimous conviction that the Falls, undeveloped by man, represented a terrible waste.· Broadcasters and newspapermen alike were almost unanimous in their representation of the people's view on Lord Haw-Haw's fate.· Alive to this possibility, Howdendyke's inhabitants drew up two almost unanimous petitions and wrote several letters of protest.
· There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.· As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.· Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
· Sexism rarely manifests itself so grotesquely as in the cohabitation rule, and hostility to it among feminists is virtually unanimous.
NOUN· If the value is not to be determined by the auditors, there has to be unanimous agreement of the shareholders.· It decided Wednesday not to include anything in the bill of rights unless there were unanimous agreement.· There was unanimous agreement that this application should be refused.· As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.· Show that if the tax employed is proportional, there is unanimous agreement on, where Y denotes the mean.
· It would require the unanimous approval of all member states, and Ireland and Luxembourg would be fiercely opposed.· It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
· Philip Appleby, 44, a father of three from Wylam, Northumberland, was the unanimous choice of the constituency party.· All winners for 1995, equine and human, were unanimous choices.· The children went from one kennel to another, unable to make a unanimous choice.
· The unanimous decision of the Tribunal was that the dismissal was unfair.· The judges deliberated for half an hour and returned with a unanimous decision for Groton.· The Tribunal is not required to reach a unanimous decision.· And the council made a unanimous decision to spend the money.· The high incidence of unanimous decisions suggests one of two things.· C., in the first round and won a six-round unanimous decision.· In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has wisely refused to declare that there is a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.· In a unanimous decision, it outlawed segregation altogether.
· Family allowances have never enjoyed unanimous support in the Labour movement.· There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.· For those who havent got Sky, there was unanimous support for Leeds in the back pass free kick.· In fact, most of the principles that I will present in this book get almost unanimous support from professional economists.· Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
· Mr Justice Buchanan frowned before asking if there were any chance of a unanimous verdict being reached if he allowed more time.· Unlike the criminal trial, the jury did not have to render a unanimous verdict, although it did.· They returned two hours later, when the foreman addressed the hushed courtroom with their unanimous verdicts.· At his trial six months later Mr Ponting was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of a jury.· Objective rather than objectionable was the unanimous verdict of the proletariat who always addressed her as Miss Read.· After nearly seven hours deliberation they've so far failed to reach a unanimous verdict.· That's the unanimous verdict of shoppers who are impressed by the elegant surroundings, high quality shops and first rate service.
· Ninety-seven percent of those qualified to vote did so and a new democratic constitution was adopted by unanimous vote.· The unanimous vote was applauded by community groups concerned that liquor stores lead to more drinking and more crime.· Mr. Maples Any change in fiscal measures has to be agreed by unanimous vote in the Council of Ministers.· A unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors is required to levy such a sales tax, which doesn't seem likely.· And I was deeply shocked at the unanimous vote that brought it about.· In its unanimous vote Wednesday, the council approved a management agreement with the private group through June 30, 2000.· Finally, certain matters will continue to be governed by requirements for a unanimous vote in the Council.· To get a unanimous vote on a revolutionary matter is astounding.
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