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My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and talking.
Jeff Merkley

Meaning of "unanimous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNANIMOUS

From Latin ūnanimus from ūnus one + animus mind.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNANIMOUS

unanimous  [juːˈnænɪməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNANIMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unanimous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNANIMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unanimity

Unanimity is agreement by all people in a given situation. When unanimous, everybody is of the same mind and acting together as one. Though unlike uniformity, it does not constitute absolute agreement. Many groups consider unanimous decisions a sign of agreement, solidarity, and unity. Unanimity may be assumed explicitly after a unanimous vote or implicitly by a lack of objections.

Definition of unanimous in the English dictionary

The definition of unanimous in the dictionary is in complete or absolute agreement. Other definition of unanimous is characterized by complete agreement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNANIMOUS


animus
ˈænɪməs
anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
antonymous
ænˈtɒnɪməs
eponymous
ɪˈpɒnɪməs
equanimous
ɪˈkwænɪməs
euonymus
juːˈɒnɪməs
evonymus
ɛˈvɒnɪməs
heteronomous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs
Hieronymus
ˌhaɪəˈrɒnɪməs
homonymous
hɒˈmɒnɪməs
longanimous
lɒŋˈɡænɪməs
magnanimous
mæɡˈnænɪməs
minimus
ˈmɪnɪməs
multanimous
mʌlˈtænɪməs
nonunanimous
ˌnɒnjuːˈnænɪməs
onymous
ˈɒnɪməs
pseudonymous
sjuːˈdɒnɪməs
pusillanimous
ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs
synonymous
sɪˈnɒnɪməs
tautonymic
tɔːˈtɒnɪməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNANIMOUS

unanalysable
unanalysed
unanalytic
unanalytical
unanalyzable
unanalyzed
unanchor
unaneled
unanimated
unanimity
unanimously
unanimousness
unannealed
unannexed
unannotated
unannounced
unannoyed
unanswerability
unanswerable
unanswerableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNANIMOUS

Alcoholics Anonymous
anadromous
autonomous
blasphemous
dichotomous
endogamous
enormous
famous
Gamblers Anonymous
ginormous
houmous
infamous
limous
monogamous
Philip the Magnanimous
posthumous
ramous
squamous
venomous
world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of unanimous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNANIMOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unanimous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unanimous

Translation of «unanimous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNANIMOUS

Find out the translation of unanimous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unanimous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unanimous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一致同意的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unánime
570 millions of speakers

English

unanimous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकमत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِجْمَاعِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

единогласный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unânime
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বসম্মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unanime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebulat suara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einstimmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

満場一致の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만장 일치인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unanimous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhất trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருமனதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकमताने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oybirliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unanime
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednomyślny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одностайний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unanim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομόφωνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eenparige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enhällig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enstemmig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unanimous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNANIMOUS»

The term «unanimous» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNANIMOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unanimous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unanimous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unanimous

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8 QUOTES WITH «UNANIMOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unanimous.
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John Bachman
The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here.
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Paul R. Ehrlich
The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow.
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Douglas Hurd
I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight.
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Aleksey Igudesman
Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether.
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Jeff Merkley
There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent.
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Jeff Merkley
My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and talking.
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Laura Miller
Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
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Robert Toombs
They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNANIMOUS»

Discover the use of unanimous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unanimous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unanimous Night
Unanimous Night is the second full-length collection from Tokyo-based poet Michael Brennan.
Michael Brennan, 2009
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Unanimous Verdict
It is 1954 in the segregated city of Washington, D.C. In the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices are preparing to rule in the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education.
James Kidney, 2009
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I Hate Ann Coulter!
A tongue-in-cheek evaluation of the life and career of the outspoken conservative columnist argues that she has employed tasteless and deliberately incendiary tactics throughout the course of her career, explores recent charges of ...
Unanimous, 2006
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Unanimous Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ...
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
United States Supreme Court, 2010
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ABA Journal
Juries required to reach unanimous decisions were found likelier to hang^ having a 5.6 percent rate, than were majority rule juries, with a 3.1 percent rate. However, these differential hung jury rates are not necessarily related exclusively to the ...
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Senate Documents
a bill (S. 1076) to abolish the tax upon incomes; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent. Ordered, That it lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill (S.
United States Senate, 1871
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Journal of the Senate of the State of New York
Which were severally read the fir9t time, and by unanimous consent were also read a second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled " An act relative to the ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1831
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Journal
1 By unanimous consent, In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Pitts asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled “An act to amend the charter of the village of Albion,” which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also ...
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1866
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Seeking Unanimous Consent: Consensus Government in the ...
Abstract not available.
Stephen J. Dunbar, ProQuest Co, 2008
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Senate Journal
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 188 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance. Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 188 be withdrawn from the Joint Committee on Finance ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNANIMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unanimous is used in the context of the following news items.
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UFC Fight Night 71 results: Holly Holm takes unanimous decision …
And thus the former three-weight-class world boxing champion remained undefeated in mixed martial arts, improving to 9-0 with a unanimous decision at Valley ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»
2
American Pharoah unanimous pick for National Poll
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is again the unanimous choice as the leading racehorse for this week's NTRA ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
3
Clottey outclasses Silva for unanimous decision win
HOUSTON -- Former welterweight titlist Joshua Clottey pounded out a near-shutout decision against journeyman Jorge Silva in a junior middleweight bout on ... «ESPN, May 15»
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GLORY 20 Results: Robin van Roosmalen defeats Andy Ristie by …
The Dutch lightweight poured it on in the championship rounds to defeat Andy Ristie by unanimous decision, 49-44 on all three judge's scorecards to retain his ... «MMAmania.com, Apr 15»
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Breanna Stewart Unanimous All-America Team Selection
She was a unanimous choice for the second consecutive year. “It means a lot ... It's the eighth straight season with at least one unanimous choice. Voting was ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
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SMU guard Nic Moore unanimous All-AAC selection
SMU guard Nic Moore is one of two unanimous selections for the American Athletic ... UConn guard Ryan Boatright was the other unanimous selection. «Dallas Morning News, Mar 15»
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Kentucky Wildcats remain No. 1
Comment. ESPN.com news services. 0 Shares. Email · Print. Comment. The Kentucky Wildcats are the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the ... «ESPN, Feb 15»
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Kentucky again unanimous No. 1
ESPN.com news services. 0 Shares. Email · Print. Comment. The Kentucky Wildcats are the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press Top 25 for the third ... «ESPN, Feb 15»
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Kentucky unanimous No. 1
The Kentucky Wildcats are the unanimous No. ... The Wildcats (23-0) were the unanimous pick last week after Virginia lost, and the nation's only unbeaten team ... «WTVD-TV, Feb 15»
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Kentucky receives all 65 votes again
Kentucky is a unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press' Top 25 poll. The Wildcats are the only undefeated team in Division I after Virginia lost to No. «ESPN, Feb 15»

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