- agreeing completely; united in opinion
- showing, or based on, complete agreement
Origin of unanimous
Classical Latin unanimus, unanimis from unus, one + animus, the mind (see animal)
A unanimous thumbs up.
The definition of unanimous is a situation where all parties involved are fully in agreement and there is no dissent.
An example of a unanimous vote is one where everyone voted yes.
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unanimous
adjective
- Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
- Based on or characterized by complete assent or agreement.
Origin of unanimous
From Latin ūnanimus ūnus one ; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots. animus mind ; see anə- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- u·nan′i·mous·ly
adverb
- u·nan′i·mous·ness
noun
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Sentence Examples
- The committee was not unanimous and made no report.
- Gregory, the last pope whom France has given to the Church, died on the 27th of March 1378, after taking measures to ensure a speedy and unanimous election for his successor.
- They were unanimous in rejecting the episcopacy of the Church of Rome, the sanctity of celibacy, the sacerdotal character of the ministry, the confessional, the propitiatory nature of the mass.
- The Czech Union rejected, by a unanimous resolution of its governing committee, the suggestions of the Entente, as being insinuations based on erroneous premises, and deprecated by a reference to their secular allegiance " the interference of the Entente Powers " (Jan.
- In 1447 it was voted that admission be granted only by unanimous consent.
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WORDS NEAR unanimous IN THE DICTIONARY
- unanimous
- unanimated
- unanimitarian
- unanimities