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unanimous

[ yoo-nan-uh-muhs ]

adjective

  1. of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
  2. characterized by or showing complete agreement:

    a unanimous vote.



unanimous

/ juːˈnænɪməs; ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. in complete or absolute agreement
  2. characterized by complete agreement

    a unanimous decision

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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲԾdzܲ, adverb
  • unanimity, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Բ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ·Բ··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz··Բ··dzܲ adjective
  • non··Բ··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·-·Բ··dzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unanimous1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ūԲԾ(ܲ), equivalent to ū(ܲ) “one” + animus “mind, heart, feeling” + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unanimous1

C17: from Latin ūԲԾܲ from ūԳܲ one + animus mind
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The bills won unanimous votes out of the state Senate revenue and taxation committee and the Assembly arts and entertainment committee.

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The court heard it was the unanimous view of three very experienced consultant forensic psychiatrists that she was suffering a psychotic episode of paranoid schizophrenia at the time.

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"Inside the club there wasn't a unanimous opinion about him and I think Virgil felt that, that the opinions of the technical people were divided," Van Loon said.

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The Scottish government is to make a statement in Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon setting out its response to the unanimous ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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The unanimous opinion was written by James Harvie Wilkinson III, the chief judge of the court appointed by former President Reagan.

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