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DictionaryunanimousComplete agreement
adjective

unanimous

yoo-NAN-ih-mus/juˈnænɪməs/

Involving or showing agreement by everyone in a group.

The committee's vote is unanimous, with every member raising a yes card.

A complete four-person committee votes on one proposal around a small table.
Etymology
unLatinone
+animousLatinmind, spirit

“One mind” describes people united in opinion or resolve. Applied to a decision or proposal, unanimous means that everyone involved shares that position.

In context

Human Capital Innovations6:02
Healthy disagreement is your decision-making immune system. Stop celebrating unanimous meetings. Champion the courage and safety to disscent and the wisdom of decisions tested by debate.
Why Unanimous Meetings Fail: The Hidden Danger of Consensus

More examples

  • The verdict was unanimous.
  • They reached a unanimous decision.
  • Support was nearly unanimous.

Forms

unanimous

unanimity noun — agreement by everyone

Similar words

agreed
Does not by itself establish that every person agreed.
united
Describes shared purpose more broadly.