unanimously
Americanadverb
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Origin of unanimously
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."
Vocabulary lists containing unanimously
Example Sentences
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The court said in a statement that it had unanimously found that "none of the grounds" put forward by India to suspend the treaty were justified.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
And the convention approves this unanimously without noted debate because it’s so freaking obvious, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Castillo’s bill passed unanimously in the Assembly earlier this year and sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee in June with bipartisan support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Judge John Morris KC told Nabizada he had committed an "appalling betrayal of trust" during sentencing after he was found unanimously guilty at a High Court trial last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
That solution was promptly voted on and unanimously adopted.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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