unanimously

American  

[yoo-nan-uh-muhs-lee] / yuˈnæn ə məs li /

adverb

1. without dissent; agreed to by all.

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

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Other Word Forms

• nonunanimously adverb
• quasi-unanimously adverb

Etymology

Origin of unanimously

unanimous ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

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."

Example Sentences

The transaction, which is set to close in the fourth quarter, or the first quarter of next year, has been unanimously recommended by PTSB’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Judges unanimously concluded that they could not do so without a transfer of powers from Westminster - known as a "section 30 order" - as happened ahead of the previous vote in 2014.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The unicameral National Assembly unanimously backed the mining law on its second reading, assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez announced.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Celebrities including Brad Pitt and Diane Keaton stumped for the Zumthor design at the meeting, eclipsing the voices of many citizens who questioned the project — and the board voted unanimously to release the funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Monday after Link’s bar mitzvah, the town council votes unanimously to build a museum and tolerance center in Chokecherry.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Related Words

• collectively
• commonly
• consistently
• universally