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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unanimous
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a unanimous verdict (=when the whole jury agrees)
▪ The jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict.
unanimous support (=when all members of a group support something)
▪ There was nearly unanimous support for the proposal.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
▪ But the judgment at Westminster was almost unanimous.
▪ Retailers have been almost unanimous in reporting higher Christmas sales.
▪ I asked many Goans if they disliked the freakish visitors, and their verdicts were almost unanimous.
▪ Inherent in all these schemes was the almost unanimous conviction that the Falls, undeveloped by man, represented a terrible waste.
▪ Broadcasters and newspapermen alike were almost unanimous in their representation of the people's view on Lord Haw-Haw's fate.
▪ Alive to this possibility, Howdendyke's inhabitants drew up two almost unanimous petitions and wrote several letters of protest.
nearly
▪ There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.
▪ As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
▪ Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
virtually
▪ Sexism rarely manifests itself so grotesquely as in the cohabitation rule, and hostility to it among feminists is virtually unanimous.
■ NOUN
agreement
▪ If the value is not to be determined by the auditors, there has to be unanimous agreement of the shareholders.
▪ It decided Wednesday not to include anything in the bill of rights unless there were unanimous agreement.
▪ There was unanimous agreement that this application should be refused.
▪ As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
▪ Show that if the tax employed is proportional, there is unanimous agreement on, where Y denotes the mean.
approval
▪ It would require the unanimous approval of all member states, and Ireland and Luxembourg would be fiercely opposed.
▪ It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
choice
▪ Philip Appleby, 44, a father of three from Wylam, Northumberland, was the unanimous choice of the constituency party.
▪ All winners for 1995, equine and human, were unanimous choices.
▪ The children went from one kennel to another, unable to make a unanimous choice.
decision
▪ The unanimous decision of the Tribunal was that the dismissal was unfair.
▪ The judges deliberated for half an hour and returned with a unanimous decision for Groton.
▪ The Tribunal is not required to reach a unanimous decision.
▪ And the council made a unanimous decision to spend the money.
▪ The high incidence of unanimous decisions suggests one of two things.
▪ C., in the first round and won a six-round unanimous decision.
▪ In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has wisely refused to declare that there is a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.
▪ In a unanimous decision, it outlawed segregation altogether.
support
▪ Family allowances have never enjoyed unanimous support in the Labour movement.
▪ There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.
▪ For those who havent got Sky, there was unanimous support for Leeds in the back pass free kick.
▪ In fact, most of the principles that I will present in this book get almost unanimous support from professional economists.
▪ Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?
verdict
▪ Mr Justice Buchanan frowned before asking if there were any chance of a unanimous verdict being reached if he allowed more time.
▪ Unlike the criminal trial, the jury did not have to render a unanimous verdict, although it did.
▪ They returned two hours later, when the foreman addressed the hushed courtroom with their unanimous verdicts.
▪ At his trial six months later Mr Ponting was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of a jury.
▪ Objective rather than objectionable was the unanimous verdict of the proletariat who always addressed her as Miss Read.
▪ After nearly seven hours deliberation they've so far failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
▪ That's the unanimous verdict of shoppers who are impressed by the elegant surroundings, high quality shops and first rate service.
vote
▪ Ninety-seven percent of those qualified to vote did so and a new democratic constitution was adopted by unanimous vote.
▪ The unanimous vote was applauded by community groups concerned that liquor stores lead to more drinking and more crime.
▪ Mr. Maples Any change in fiscal measures has to be agreed by unanimous vote in the Council of Ministers.
▪ A unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors is required to levy such a sales tax, which doesn't seem likely.
▪ And I was deeply shocked at the unanimous vote that brought it about.
▪ In its unanimous vote Wednesday, the council approved a management agreement with the private group through June 30, 2000.
▪ Finally, certain matters will continue to be governed by requirements for a unanimous vote in the Council.
▪ To get a unanimous vote on a revolutionary matter is astounding.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren't unanimous.
▪ Medical opinion is unanimous that John's condition is unlikely to improve.
▪ Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.
▪ Parents have been unanimous in supporting the after-school program.
▪ Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote.
▪ The committee made a unanimous decision to expel the three students.
▪ The decision of the committee was unanimous.
▪ The meeting was unanimous in adopting the proposals.
▪ The resolution was affirmed by a unanimous vote.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As to form, there is nearly unanimous agreement that writing started with pictures.
▪ Contemporary accounts were certainly not unanimous in recording a triumphant Huxley and a humiliated bishop.
▪ If it was, the voting would be carried out on a unanimous basis.
▪ It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
▪ Lord Halsbury gave one of the five unanimous judgments.
▪ The Senate approved Mr Johnson by a unanimous voice vote late Tuesday night.
▪ They and the third examiner were unanimous in finding the tests inconclusive.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unanimous

Unanimous \U*nan"i*mous\, a. [L. unanimus, unanimus; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See Unit, and Animate.]

  1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. ``Both in one faith unanimous.''
    --Milton.

  2. Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote. [1913 Webster] -- U*nan"i*mous*ly, adv. -- U*nan"i*mous*ness, n.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unanimous

1610s, from Latin unanimus "of one mind, in union," from unus "one" (see one) + animus "mind" (see animus). Related: Unanimously.

Wiktionary
unanimous

a. 1 Based on unanimity, assent or agreement. 2 sharing the same views or opinions, and being in harmony or accord.

WordNet
unanimous

  1. adj. in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: consentaneous, consentient]

  2. acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" [syn: solid]

Wikipedia
Unanimous (disambiguation)

Unanimous may refer to:

  • Unanimity

Game shows:

  • Unan1mous - a Fox game show aired in the United States from 2006-03-22
  • Unanimous (UK TV series) - a 2006 Channel 4 game show, based on the Fox game programme aired in the UK
Unanimous (UK TV series)

Unanimous was a United Kingdom-based game show broadcast on Channel 4 from 27 October 2006 to 15 December 2006. It was based on an American game show titled Unan1mous.

Unanimous: The Fallout, was shown on E4 later at night after Unanimous. It was hosted by comedians Paddy McGuinness and Olivia Lee and featured regular guest Karl Daly, played by Tom Bennett.

The 'Host' of the show was Alex Humes. Although fairly unknown, Humes starred in the reality TV programme Space Cadets, also for Channel 4, where he played one of the Russian pilots. The voice-over for the programme was provided by Phil Gallagher.

The show was not live but was recorded many weeks before airing. Contestants were not informed of the rules or objectives of the game before it started - only that they were going to be playing in a game show with a substantial prize fund, and they would be filmed non-stop in an enclosed environment.

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Usage examples of "unanimous".

He represented to Theodoric, that an ambitious conqueror, who aspired to the dominion of the earth, could be resisted only by the firm and unanimous alliance of the powers whom he labored to oppress.

And in that deep form, the mystics of the world are in virtually unanimous and unyielding agreement, and this on the basis of their experiential evidence disclosed and discussed in a community of intersubjective interpreters.

But whereas a republican sangha is ruled by half its membership plus one, the sangha of the Buddhists can make no decision without a unanimous vote.

Unanimous in their disbelief that this could be happening to them in Scapa Flow, men went to their stations silently or vociferously, according to their nature.

Ask them who was the greatest filly of all time, and the answer will be unanimous: the fabulous Ruffian, who was unbeaten until she broke down in front of 75,000 people and 80 million televiewers during her match race with Foolish Pleasure.

Woodilee had acknowledged his fault and exhibited contumacy thereanent, he was by a unanimous decision suspended from occupying the pulpit and dispensing the Sacrament in the parish, and from all other pastoral rights and duties.

While there I became acquainted with many undergoing treatment for various chronic and surgical diseases, and all were unanimous in their praise of the Institution.

Though the electoral vote would not be known until February, it was clear by Christmas that Washington was again the unanimous choice for President, and that Adams, for all that had been said against him, had won a clear second place, far ahead of George Clinton.

Rejecting the verdict of the jury and the unanimous opinion of his cabinet, Adams pardoned Fries and the two others, never doubting he had done the right thing.

And in their effort to keep themselves from being engulfed in the apostacy of a great leader, the scientists, as by a unanimous chorus, announce that the scientific dogmas which enter more or less essentially into their atheistic conception of the universe, are nothing but surmises!

This matter of the cords explains, perhaps, why the population of Asuncion was almost unanimous in favour of the Bishop.

Whether or not this is true, it is perfectly clear that the unanimous per curiam opinion of the U.

The Florida Supreme Court thus followed the advice implicit in the unanimous per curiam opinion: It applied the Florida legislative standard without trying to narrow it further so as to eliminate any possible equal-protection concerns.

The majority opinion was once again per curiam, but this time the Court was anything but unanimous.

Though ornithological writers are almost unanimous in distinguishing the buzzards as a group from the eagles, the grounds usually assigned for their separation are but slight, and the diagnostic character that can be best trusted is probably that in the former the bill is decurved from the base, while in the latter it is for about a third of its length straight.