Unanimously
[juː'nænɪməslɪ] or [jʊ'nænəməsli]
Definition
(adv.) of one mind; without dissent; 'the Senate unanimously approved the bill'; 'we voted unanimously'.
Edited by Emily--From WordNet
Examples
- The vote of thanks was carried unanimously. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Carried unanimously. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A chorus of bystanders took up the shout of Count Smorltork's praise, shook their heads sagely, and unanimously cried, 'Very! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A previous question was first taken, whether a union should be established, which passed in the affirmative unanimously. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In short, the company agreed unanimously that it was the best porter they had ever tasted. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The new-comers having been welcomed by the old ones, Mr. Tuckle put the question that supper be ordered in, which was carried unanimously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- They came from the east and the north, and directed their course without apparent motive, but unanimously towards our unhappy metropolis. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Unanimously voted. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Carried unanimously, I repeated, going on with my work. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And despite the prepossessions and prejudices of the multitude, they shouted unanimously as the knight rode into the tiltyard. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It was not quite unanimously settled which; the Barnacles having their opinion, the nation theirs. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Edited by Emily