Unanimity is an English word with synonyms like agreement or accord. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Unanimity in a sentence
Unanimity meaning
The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.
Using Unanimity
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.
- Useful related words include: agreement, accord.
- In the example corpus, unanimity often appears in combinations such as: near unanimity, the unanimity, unanimity among.
Context around Unanimity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unanimity
- In this selection, "unanimity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, non, need, prime and prevailed stand out and add context to how "unanimity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the unanimity the dominance and breaking the unanimity and pushing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unanimity" sits close to words such as accountancy, aldis and alisha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unanimity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, he stressed that unanimity was required. (7 words)
And the unanimity, the dominance of the United States is over. (11 words)
The goal is not unanimity, but a better understanding of one another. (12 words)
They asked whether a not-guilty verdict on a single count requires unanimity and whether counts 11 and 12 of the 18-count indictment covered Menendez’s alleged intervention in the federal bank fraud case of Fred Daibes, one of his five co-defendants. (44 words)
Even, if I’m honest, in the SNP it was an uphill struggle to get much enthusiasm going, such was the unanimity of view that this was a daft referendum David Cameron and Nigel Farage had inflicted on us. (39 words)
Republicans hold only a razor-thin majority and it remains unclear whether Monday’s report will ever lead to a formal vote on impeaching Biden as the party would require near unanimity to overcome Democratic opposition. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Among people who support the death penalty in Florida, there’s appetite for non-unanimity on juries because it would’ve meant the execution of the Parkland school shooter.
Even, if I’m honest, in the SNP it was an uphill struggle to get much enthusiasm going, such was the unanimity of view that this was a daft referendum David Cameron and Nigel Farage had inflicted on us.
Here, the devil’s advocate technique is essential in breaking the unanimity and pushing members to reevaluate their stance, leading to more robust and informed conclusions.
That counts especially for the European Union where many decisions on Ukraine need unanimity among the bloc's 27 members.
The goal is not unanimity, but a better understanding of one another.
Their arguments also have merit in that there is near unanimity that Academy Street currently is not a pleasant place to walk or wheel.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill granting reservation to women on one-third seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies with near unanimity.
The source said the army chief said the military was playing its role and trying to develop unanimity.
And the unanimity, the dominance of the United States is over.
Beyond the glitz and splendor was the showcasing of different forms of traditional regalia amidst rich cultural displays of unique Fante and Asante ensembles both demonstrating distinct Ghanaian identities in unanimity.
However, he stressed that unanimity was required.
If the blockade of dialogue with Israel does not find unanimity, other proposals relating to the Middle East are being examined by the participants at the Brussels summit.
Previously somewhat divided in its approach to Russia, the bloc has acted in near unanimity — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary being the only exception — to oppose Mr. Putin’s act of aggression.
Republicans hold only a razor-thin majority and it remains unclear whether Monday’s report will ever lead to a formal vote on impeaching Biden as the party would require near unanimity to overcome Democratic opposition.
Spyros Kapralos, president of the Greek Olympic Committee, said there was “unanimity” in the decision for Antetokounmpo to carry the flag in Paris.
They asked whether a not-guilty verdict on a single count requires unanimity and whether counts 11 and 12 of the 18-count indictment covered Menendez’s alleged intervention in the federal bank fraud case of Fred Daibes, one of his five co-defendants.
Unanimity is required among all member states on who the lead nation will be; an eleventh-hour compromise candidate was found in the form of Malta.
While unanimity prevailed on economic revitalization and national security imperatives, disparities surfaced concerning issues like racial equity and poverty alleviation.
According to leaked information, the right to veto is to be restricted and the principle of unanimity to be weakened, but not abolished, to speed up decisions and prevent “increasingly frequent blockades by individual countries”.
As the Commission is amending its initial proposal with the new target, the decision was declined at European Council level where unanimity is required.
Common combinations with unanimity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- near unanimity 7×
- the unanimity 6×
- unanimity among 6×
- of unanimity 6×
- is unanimity 5×
- unanimity of 4×
- unanimity that 4×
- unanimity in 4×
- unanimity is 4×
- unanimity was 3×