unanimous
adjective
unan·i·mous
yu̇-ˈna-nə-məs 
1
: formed with or indicating unanimity : having the agreement and consent of all
2
: being of one mind : agreeing
unanimously
adverb
Examples of unanimous in a Sentence
The judges made a unanimous ruling.
a unanimous vote to upgrade the school's computer facilities
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Most recently, Alves lost a unanimous decision to Abus Magomedov in May 2024.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Auburn had been the unanimous No. 1 for three straight weeks before that loss and remained at the top last week despite seeing nearly half of those first-place votes go primarily to Alabama, with a few to Florida and Tennessee.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
And so far, his sky-high potential has translated into strong production on the court, winning the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year Award by unanimous decision.
—Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And while Brody’s career hasn’t slowed in the intervening decades, his latest performance, in The Brutalist, has drawn the same type of rare, unanimous acclaim that his breakthrough in The Pianist did.
—airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Auburn had been the unanimous No. 1 for three straight weeks before that loss and remained at the top last week despite seeing nearly half of those first-place votes go primarily to Alabama, with a few to Florida and Tennessee.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
And so far, his sky-high potential has translated into strong production on the court, winning the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year Award by unanimous decision.
—Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And while Brody’s career hasn’t slowed in the intervening decades, his latest performance, in The Brutalist, has drawn the same type of rare, unanimous acclaim that his breakthrough in The Pianist did.
—airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Unanimous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanimous. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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unanimous
adjective
unan·i·mous
yu̇-ˈnan-ə-məs
1
: being of one mind : agreeing completely
the councillors were unanimous in their approval of the report
2
: agreed to by all
a unanimous vote
unanimity
noun
ˌyü-nə-ˈnim-ət-ē
unanimously
adverb
yu̇-ˈnan-ə-məs-lē
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