unanimously

[ yoo-nan-uh-muhs-lee ]

adverb

1. without dissent; agreed to by all:

   They make almost all decisions either unanimously or by a two-thirds majority.

Other Words From

• non·u·nan·i·mous·ly adverb
• qua·si-u·nan·i·mous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unanimously¹

unanimous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The council also unanimously approved a resolution to promote “health in all policies,” including requiring county agencies and nonprofits to specify how much of their funding goes toward promoting health.

From Washington Post

Metro board members unanimously approved service cuts and a buyout plan Thursday aimed at avoiding as many layoffs as possible as the transit agency faces a $176 million budget shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Post

The second came in the 1970s when the group published a series of books on Lie groups and Lie algebras that is “unanimously considered a masterpiece,” Chambert-Loir said.

From Quanta Magazine

The commission unanimously agreed to launch an advisory subcommittee to find the agency’s next executive director.

From ProPublica

The team voted unanimously for McLaurin to fill the captainship that became vacant when safety Landon Collins suffered a season-ending Achilles’ injury and was placed on injured reserve.

From Washington Post

Editorial and political cartoon pages from throughout the world almost unanimously came to the same conclusion.

From The Daily Beast

Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.

From The Daily Beast

Congress unanimously passed a bill to make Bernardo de Galvez an honorary citizen of the United States in 2014.

From The Daily Beast

Overall, the study team thinks the bears are doing peachy and voted unanimously to delist them.

From The Daily Beast

Afterward, Republicans, who unanimously supported the pipeline, seemed unfazed.

From The Daily Beast

The general assembly of Corsica, consisting of 1,009 delegates, unanimously expelled the Bonaparte family.

From Project Gutenberg

Unanimously it was resolved to act together and to make a common defence.

From Project Gutenberg

The commissioners were unanimously of opinion it was a good fifteen-penny copy of the defendant's countenance.

From Project Gutenberg

I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Franklin was then unanimously chosen Postmaster-General.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• collectively
• commonly
• consistently
• universally