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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The judge informed the jury the verdict must be unanimous, and they were sent back to deliberate.
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Judge Michael Aloise told the jurors their decision had to be unanimous, and sent them back in for deliberations.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Congress is on a two-week recess, but the Senate and House could move to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP as early as Thursday using a procedure known as unanimous consent that allows the chambers to circumvent formal voting as long as no member objects.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Capital sentences will now require only a simple majority of sitting judges rather than unanimous agreement, the group said.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Judge Michael Aloise told the jurors their decision had to be unanimous, and sent them back in for deliberations.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Congress is on a two-week recess, but the Senate and House could move to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP as early as Thursday using a procedure known as unanimous consent that allows the chambers to circumvent formal voting as long as no member objects.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Capital sentences will now require only a simple majority of sitting judges rather than unanimous agreement, the group said.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unanimous
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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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