Explanation

When a group or a decision is unanimous, it means that everyone is in total agreement. Just imagine if you let third graders vote on what to serve at lunch: Pizza and candy would be the unanimous choice! The adjective unanimous comes from the similar Latin word unanimus, which means “of one mind.” So when people think unanimously, they all have the same idea in their heads. A vote is unanimous when all voters are in agreement. Said Marcus Cicero, “Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.”

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They might as well try to do it by unanimous consent.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026

One theory: There’s no unanimous definition of who belongs to the middle class.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The decision to hold rates steady was not unanimous.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Because the vote was not unanimous, the ordinance needed a second vote for passage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Different nations had different numbers of sachems, but the inequality meant little because all decisions had to be unanimous; the Five Nations regarded consensus as a social ideal.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann