- unanimous vote
- vote in which everyone agrees to the decision
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
unanimous vote
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unanimous — u‧nan‧i‧mous [juːˈnænməs] adjective a unanimous decision, statement etc is one that everyone agrees with: • If the value of the shares is not to be determined by the auditors, there has to be unanimous agreement of the shareholders. • The vote… … Financial and business terms
Unanimous — U*nan i*mous, a. [L. unanimus, unanimus; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See {Unit}, and {Animate}.] 1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vote — I n. collective opinion as determined by voting 1) to take a vote on (a motion) 2) to put a motion to a vote; to bring a motion to a vote 3) to influence, swing a vote (recent events swung the vote in our favor; the press can influence the vote)… … Combinatory dictionary
unanimous — [[t]juːnæ̱nɪməs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ in n, ADJ that When a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about something or all vote for the same thing. Editors were unanimous in their condemnation of the proposals... They… … English dictionary
unanimous — u|nan|i|mous [ ju nænıməs ] adjective a unanimous decision, vote, agreement, etc. is one that everyone agrees with and supports: The board made a unanimous decision to reject the recommendations. a unanimous vote of confidence a. a group of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unanimous — UK [juːˈnænɪməs] / US [jʊˈnænɪməs] adjective a) a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one that everyone agrees with and supports The board made a unanimous decision to reject the recommendations. a unanimous vote of confidence b) a group… … English dictionary
unanimous — u|nan|i|mous [ju:ˈnænıməs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: unanimus, from unus one + animus mind ] 1.) a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one in which all the people involved agree ▪ It was decided by a unanimous vote that the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vote — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poll, ballot; franchise, suffrage; choice, voice, option, election; referendum, plebiscite. v. cast a ballot; choose, select, elect, establish, enact, ratify, veto, nullify. See assent. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
unanimous — /yanabnamas/ To say that a proposition was adopted by a unanimous vote does not always mean that every one present voted for the proposition, but it may, and generally does, mean, when a viva voce vote is taken, that no one voted in the negative … Black's law dictionary
unanimous — adjective 1) doctors were unanimous about the effects Syn: united, in agreement, in accord, of one mind, of the same mind, in harmony, concordant, undivided, as one Ant: divided 2) a unanimous vote … Thesaurus of popular words
