unanimous

CEFRC1

/juːˈnanɪməs/

adjective

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adjective
Agreed by everyone in a group.
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adjective
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Sharing the same views or opinions, and being in harmony or accord.

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Under court tradition, a new justice is usually assigned a relatively uncontroversial opinion that is often, although not always, unanimous.
2021 March 8, Ariane de Vogue, “Stephen Breyer adds ‘respect’ to his dissent of Amy Coney Barrett’s first opinion”, in CNN
That of their small force, some of the soldiers were superannuated, others invalid; therefore, since the course to be pursued was left discretional, their unanimous advice was, to remain where they were, and fortify themselves as strongly as possible.
1873, Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie, Wau-bun
That was followed by a Florida Supreme Court ruling that found the jury must be unanimous to impose the death penalty, and Florida lawmakers adopted the unanimity requirement soon after.
2023 April 20, Sydney Kashiwagi, “DeSantis signs bill eliminating unanimous jury decisions for death sentences”, in CNN

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From Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), from ūnus (“one”) + animus (“mind”). Displaced native Old English ānmōd (literally “one-minded”).