1 if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group:
a unanimous vote * unanimous condemnation / support * The decision was not unanimous. * Unanimous agreement must be reached for this plan to go ahead. * The jury reached a unanimous verdict of 'not guilty'. * She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.
2 ~ (in sth) if a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about sth:
Local people are unanimous in their opposition to the proposed new road. * The committee were unanimous in rejecting the proposal.
unanimously adverb:
The motion was passed unanimously. * The resolution was unanimously rejected.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is unanimous a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, unanimous is tagged as adjective.
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