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Definition of unanimous:

  • (adjective) acting together as a single undiversified whole;
  • (adjective) in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision"

Sentence Examples:

It requires almost unanimous action to introduce any change of form or of construction, however advantageous it may be.

The result of the balloting was the unanimous election of Phil to that important and responsible post.

Castro concluded to resign his office, but congress by a unanimous vote refused to accept the resignation.

Whatever its faults might be, they were unanimous in declaring his reading to be scholarly and refined.

Now I am sure that the decision which has been agreed upon will be unanimous with all here present.

Nor do I think that under the League as it is, we covenant to abide by a unanimous recommendation.

The statesman, the poet, the philosopher of the Bible were unanimous in attaching prophetic significance to dreams.

Paris was in the greatest excitement; this vast city was unanimous in its devotion to the assembly.

The vote on Tom's suggestion was unanimous in its favor, and the fleet once more began to move.

Why did she reject it by a vote that would have been unanimous but for the prairie provinces?

"We are all unanimous in that wish, I suppose," said Elinor, "in spite of the insufficiency of wealth."

There was a unanimous vote in the affirmative, although each member interpreted the motion in his own way.

Their grave firmness angered him, their unanimous self-confidence, their triumphant faces, their loud voices, their laughter.

Had Peggy been present it is doubtful whether the project would have been received with such unanimous enthusiasm.

It was their unanimous opinion that the penny post should be retained in the hands of the State.

The opinions of the deaf themselves, from all parts of the world, are practically unanimous on this question.

Indeed, the ladies seemed to be unanimous in the opinion that "none but the brave deserve the fair."

These marks of antiquity only prove the nation to have been numerous, stationary, and unanimous in the undertaking.

The chiefs were at once assembled, and were unanimous in recommending that the English officers should wear arms.

Upon holding council, we were unanimous in opinion, as indeed we had been during the whole course of this voyage.

President Joseph Smith presented William Law as his second counselor, who was sustained by unanimous vote.

Smith, seems to have interpreted the very unanimous criticism of the censorship as a personal attack upon himself.

The leaders are not unanimous, and partly incline to the side of Demetrius from a variety of motives.

Now I am sure that the decision which has been decided upon will be unanimous with all here present.

The speaker would only be satisfied if the meeting were unanimous for stopping the war, not otherwise.

His pressing representations and the authority of the intelligent bailiff brought the community to a unanimous resolve.

This historical fiction, in the antagonistic excitement of the moment, was carried by an almost unanimous vote!

The solid citizens by a unanimous decision concluded that Inspector Byrnes was the man to tell them.

Spies came and went daily, and they were unanimous in saying that Osman would fight another battle.

The many were unanimous in their verdict, but the higher court of the few reversed the judgment.

And so on: the only point on which all were unanimous was their sympathy with the defendant.

Criticisms in regard to the artistic merits of these immense images have been numerous and by no means unanimous.

Had he been a snake, they could scarcely have shown a more unanimous desire to withdraw from his neighborhood.

"Our unanimous support and approval was voted to you in all that you may feel called upon to do."

The solid citizens by a unanimous decision concluded that Inspector Byrnes was the man to tell them.

Its sections being general and liberal in their character, were nearly all adopted by a unanimous vote.

Such was the deliberate and unanimous conclusion of the President and his official family after long discussions.

Among the people, the desire for liberal appropriations towards the means of public defense, is well-nigh unanimous.

"I see this is not going to be a unanimous report, except possibly in one minor detail," Jill remarked.

This is virtually the unanimous testimony of the engineers who have investigated the matter for the Government.

It is no longer a secret that there was no unanimous confidence in the success of such an undertaking.

Surely this unanimous sentiment renders this more probable, than that of the few in the other hypothesis.

The President stated that if it was the unanimous wish of the Convention, the gentleman could proceed.

It was the unanimous opinion of the staff that we ought to fight, and the cabinet upheld them.

Accordingly, the news of this fresh attempt at taxation was met by a unanimous determination to resist it.

The clergy, however, were by no means unanimous as to the propriety and policy of these dramatic representations.

Seventy million people who are animated by unanimous sentiment of this sort cannot be crushed, probably not subdued.

Historians are unanimous in recognizing that the Penguin convents were the refuge of learning during the Middle Ages.

All concerned in the care of me were now unanimous in declaring that I must have a "change of air."

Men of widely differing views on religion, politics, and a hundred other points, they were unanimous on that.

When the reports of the expert commissions were unanimous they were generally accepted with little or no alteration.

It took them but little time to decide what course should be followed; and they were unanimous in their opinion.

And this is the unanimous sentiment of tradition from the days of the Apostles to our own times.

The nomination and election of officers, both by secret ballot, were almost unanimous, and no change was made.

The unanimous opinion of the surrounding critics is that the ball could not possibly have been better placed.

The impulse and the verdict of the large crowd were so unanimous that no one could resist them.

It is no wonder that the great historians of medicine have been unanimous in praise of this wonderful scientific genius.

The election, held on the twelfth of that month, resulted in the unanimous choice of the following officers.

There was a unanimous chorus of assent to this proposition, but Bert did not join in the laughter.

Public opinion in the metropolis was pretty unanimous against any change; in the provinces it was more divided.

The real science which has examined the facts is the only valid authority, and it is practically unanimous.

Which, to the credit of the assembly, seems to be the general sentiment, as conveyed by unanimous applause.

The result was the adoption by an almost unanimous vote of the following resolution offered by the Rev.

With regard to their social habits, morals, and manners, all travelers are unanimous in speaking well of them.

In the meantime, its object will be best promoted by a vigorous and unanimous prosecution of the war.

Here again the court was unanimous; and it was composed of the same judges who decided McCulloch v.

Both absent and present were unanimous in their choice, which (as one may well imagine) fell upon Ignatius.

This is the point where they all meet and form a unanimous, single-minded community, a strongly united mass.

"He has surely arrived," was the answer, "for the critics are unanimous as to the beauty of this."

The experts of skill and experience in France and the world over were practically unanimous in favor of Dreyfus.

Whatever other defects were found in it, reviewers were almost unanimous in pronouncing it fair and free from prejudice.

There is a peculiar quality to the patriotism that they all feel and that calls out a unanimous expression.

The effect of this speech on the senate was to produce a unanimous determination to carry on the war.

It was the advice of the council, whose opinion was unanimous in favor of the execution, that governed him.

"Walk," was the unanimous response, and after checking their luggage they started up a long, dusty road.

In doing so, I feel confident that I simply express the unanimous feelings of the people of this country.

Practically without effort, he was chosen, almost by a unanimous vote of the people, to the office of governor.

The vote was almost unanimous against it, and is fully sustained by the press and public sentiment.

At the conclusion of these, the voice of each member was taken as to their admission, which was unanimous.

Perhaps this unanimous sentiment is in a measure due to the influence of the Redmond family, which belongs here.

Although opposition to the Stamp Act was unanimous the people were not in accord on the means of redress.

He abolished the practice of torture, in spite of the unanimous vote of the state council to the contrary.

There was a unanimous and speedy resort to boxes, barrels and tables, till the serpent was killed.

Of the traffic and its effect on the Indians a large amount of practically unanimous evidence can be produced.

Upon a superficial view we might imagine that this province was nearly unanimous; but the case is far different.

There is an almost unanimous opinion that I play too softly, or rather, too delicately for the public here.

They were unanimous in their expressions of delight and gratitude at having been relieved from their diseases without suffering.

In one of these remarkable documents this was stated to be "the unanimous opinion of almost all the judges."

The next move is that the young man is made secretary of the Union by a practically unanimous vote.

In went the men, up to their necks and over their heads, and made an immediate and unanimous disappearance.

Its adoption by those writers who have referred to it has, as far as my information goes, been unanimous.

Before the words were out of my mouth they had given their verdict in a unanimous burst of applause.

"Well, my good girl," she said, returning to Agathe, "you see they are unanimous; why are you still crying?"

It was therefore the unanimous opinion that Cyrus Smith must be carried to the Chimneys as soon as possible.

The conclusions of the report are based upon the unanimous opinion of my council; I have myself adopted them.

Some critics suppose that this statue was overloaded with ornament, but all antiquity was unanimous in its admiration.

Nor are the judgments of mankind less unanimous in reference to his character than his intellect and genius.

A moment's pause succeeded the proposal, but an instantaneous and unanimous assent followed the demand for a vote.

He renounced the world, yet was compelled by the unanimous voice of his contemporaries to govern the world.

It was thought best not to issue the appeal unless it were to have the unanimous support of the Republicans.