unanimously

American  

[yoo-nan-uh-muhs-lee] / juˈnæn 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

See Examples For:

unanimously

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court unanimously vacated Granillo’s conviction but split 3–2 over the governing rule.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

The regents, with the support of then-UC President Janet Napolitano, voted unanimously in May 2020 to end testing requirements and said UC should study the feasibility of creating its own standardized test.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Hovland joined the commission in 2019 after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate and had previously served as acting chief counsel to the Senate Rules Committee and as a senior counsel on election matters.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Fed officials voted unanimously at the meeting to hold their benchmark rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

We unanimously decided to tender our resignations on the grounds that we supported the boycott and did not enjoy the support of the majority of the students.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Related Words

• collectively
• commonly
• consistently
• universally