unanimous

Without any dissent

Unanimous means with complete agreement—every member of a group concurring.

A unanimous decision has no dissenters.

A jury that votes unanimously to convict has no holdouts.

The word implies not just majority support but total consensus: The board was unanimous in its approval.

unity

solidarity

Unity among allies

like-mindedSharing similar opinions
undividedNot separated into parts
unifiedCombined into one

cohesion · together · aligned · shared · collective · common · mutual · joined · united · wholehearted

agreement

accord

Harmony between parties

consensusGeneral group agreement
concurrenceState of agreeing
assentFormal expression of approval

consent · ratify · endorse · approve · affirmative · acquiesce · resolution · mandate · verdict · ruling

voting

ballot

Voting document

pollGathering of opinions
electionOrganized public voting
quorumMinimum for valid proceedings

majority · tally · acclamation · landslide · sweeping · bloc · caucus · delegate · ratify · passage

Categories

decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
votesvote, ballot, yea, nay, aye
votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
boardroomconference table, board members, chairman, chairperson, directors
agreement wordsyes, okay, agree, agreed, accord
in agreementaccord, harmony, unity, consensus, understanding

Opposites

agreement/consensus

unanimousdivided

Separated into portions

split · disagreeing · dissenting · discordant · conflicting

harmony/conflict

unanimousdisunited

Lacking cohesion or unity

inharmonious · disharmonious · contentious · quarrelsome · antagonistic

Phrases

unanimous voteDecision with zero opposition
unanimous decisionVerdict all agree on
unanimous verdictJury's fully shared decision
unanimous consentComplete agreement by all

Family

unanimously, nonunanimous

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