as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves
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Recent Examples of unanimity
Prioritize Alignment Focus on alignment, not unanimity.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For decades, blue-ribbon panels and incoming presidents have observed with surprising unanimity that overclassification has grown out of control—and vowed to fix it.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
Republicans will need virtual unanimity to get Trump’s priorities through Congress.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second, the strings played with heated unanimity, and the third was lively yet elegant, not too rustic or heavy.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For decades, blue-ribbon panels and incoming presidents have observed with surprising unanimity that overclassification has grown out of control—and vowed to fix it.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
Republicans will need virtual unanimity to get Trump’s priorities through Congress.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second, the strings played with heated unanimity, and the third was lively yet elegant, not too rustic or heavy.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unanimity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimity
Noun
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However, alignment often feels top-down, like marching orders disguised as consensus.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas is the consensus No. 1 team this week, also ranked in the top spot by D1Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is in addition to existing tariffs on China (20%), Canada and Mexico (expected 12% on non-free trade agreement goods) as well as steel, aluminum and the automotive industry (25%) already amounting up to a 0.2% GDP and a 270,000 head-strong employment loss.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Writers Guild of America East and West members at CBS News have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the company.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Crystal Palace manager eventually decided, or in reality was compelled, to place his hands above his head and clap along in unison with the Selhurst Park crowd.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Gordon's pastiche hits every beat, from the foot-stomping rhythm to the clapping in unison and the dramatic vocal inflections.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Unanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimity. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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