unanimously

Everyday

If something is done unanimously, everyone in the group agrees to it and nobody is against it. tree →

In the lessons

Used in reports of votes and decisions at school councils, in parliaments, courts and clubs: «voted unanimously», «agreed unanimously», «unanimously elected». It tells the reader the whole group was on one side.

Examples

• The school council voted unanimously to plant more trees. tree →
• Maya was unanimously chosen as team captain. tree →
• The judges unanimously agreed that the cake was the best. tree →
• The motion was passed unanimously. tree →
• The players unanimously decided to share the prize. tree →
• The new rule was adopted unanimously by the club. tree →
• The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on the resolution. tree →
• Popular opinion unanimously decided in favour of Odysseus, which verdict was confirmed by the Trojan prisoners who were present at the engagement. tree →

Note

Adverb from «unanimous». «Unanimously» means every single person; «by a large majority» means most but not all. In maths: if a class of 28 voted unanimously, 28 voted yes and 0 voted no.