unanimously
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If a group decides something unanimously, it means that every single member is in agreement. A vote passed unanimously has no one objecting to it. When Congress passes a bill unanimously, each member agrees that it should become a law. Things that are done or agreed on unanimously have no dissenters, no one arguing against them — it's as if the group were thinking as a single entity. In fact, the root of unanimously is the Latin unanimus, "of one mind," from unus, "one," and animus, "mind."
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AkzoNobel’s management and supervisory boards unanimously recommend a proposed merger with U.S. peer Axalta Coating Systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
UC gained national attention in May 2020 when regents unanimously voted to suspend SAT and ACT testing requirements and eliminate them entirely by 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
BP ousted Chairman Albert Manifold for “governance and conduct issues,” a decision the board made unanimously.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
BP said its board unanimously decided to remove Albert Manifold as chair, as well as a director, with immediate effect, citing “serious concerns raised to the Board related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
That solution was promptly voted on and unanimously adopted.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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