unanimous
adjective/juˈnænɪməs/
/juˈnænɪməs/
- if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group
- a unanimous vote
- unanimous support
- The decision was not unanimous.
- Unanimous agreement must be reached for this plan to go ahead.
- The jury reached a unanimous verdict of ‘not guilty’.
- She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- …
- about
- in
- on
- …
- unanimous (in something) if a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about something
- Local people are unanimous in their opposition to the proposed new road.
- The committee were unanimous in rejecting the proposal.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- They were unanimous in this decision.
- The experts are not unanimous on this point.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- …
- about
- in
- on
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin unanimus (from unus ‘one’ + animus ‘mind’) + -ous.
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