unanimous

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If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is unanimous, it is formed or supported by everyone in a group:

The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.

After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal.

The new format has unanimous support.

in complete agreement or showing complete agreement:

The school board was unanimous in its support of the decision.

The jury reached a unanimous verdict.

if a feeling, decision, action, etc. is unanimous, everyone in a group feels it or agrees to it:

unanimous support/approval/agreement This is a sound plan that enjoys the unanimous support of the Board of Directors.

In the Senate, 60 votes are needed if there is not unanimous consent to proceed with a bill.

We reached a unanimous decision on the proposal.

It would require the unanimous vote of the board of supervisors to enact the rule.

if a group of people is unanimous, everyone agrees to something:

The committee was unanimous, and the new rules were made official.