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 Word Forms

• nonunanimously adverb
• quasi-unanimously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unanimously¹

unanimous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

A council has unanimously voted to become the first endometriosis friendly local authority in the north of England.

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Congress voted almost unanimously for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.

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Deputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence.

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Rules around sustainability, which set out a club's financial spending plans over the medium and long term, were passed unanimously.

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He was outvoted 427-1 in the House, unanimously in the Senate.

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Related Words

• collectively 
• commonly 
• consistently 
• universally