Unanimity
[juːnəˈnɪmɪti]
Definitions
Agreement by all people involved; the quality or state of being in complete agreement.
[juːnəˈnɪmɪti]
Complete agreement or consensus among all members of a group or community.
The vote was carried by unanimous consent.
💡 Simply: Imagine everyone in your class agrees on what to do for the class party. That's unanimity! It's when everyone is in complete agreement, like when your whole family agrees on what movie to watch.
👶 For kids: When everyone agrees on something, it's called unanimity.
More Examples
There was a sense of unanimity among the survivors of the disaster.
The proposal was approved by a vote of unanimity.
How It's Used
"The committee voted with unanimity on the proposal."
"The jury reached a verdict of unanimity after lengthy deliberations."
From Late Latin *ūnanimitās*, from *ūnanimis* meaning 'of one mind', from *ūnus* ('one') + *animus* ('mind, spirit').
Used in legal and political contexts to emphasize the agreement of a group or the absence of dissent since the 17th century.
Memory tip
Think 'one mind'. Unanimity means everyone thinks the same way!