24 January 2016
unanimity
[yoo-nuh-nim-i-tee]
noun
1. the state or quality of being unanimous; a consensus or undivided opinion:
The unanimity of the delegates was obvious on the first ballot.
Origin of unanimity
late Middle English Middle French, Latin
1400-1450; late Middle English unanimite < Middle French < Latin ūnanimitās, equivalent to ūnanim (us) unanimous + -itās -ity
Synonyms
harmony, unity, unison, concert.
Antonyms
disagreement.
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Examples from the Web for unanimity
Contemporary Examples
Except the unanimity Abrams relies on simply does not exist.
Elliott Abrams’s Truth Problem
Ali Gharib
January 8, 2013
Perhaps some of this unanimity arises out of practical concerns.
Even Conservative Evangelical Support Couldn’t Save Immigration Reform
Jacob Lupfer
July 5, 2014
The lion has lain down with the lamb, in other words, and the unanimity seems so surreal that I might as well keep dreaming.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.
Sam Kean
June 13, 2013
Historical Examples
Now the penalty inflicted as an expiation is only a manifestation of the public anger, the material proof of its unanimity.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
Emile Durkheim
We note the unanimity with which your Majesty and the cardinal write.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
We are of one mind, I perceive, in council; let our unanimity extend to our drink.
The Lily and the Totem
William Gilmore Simms
Anagram
may I unit
Today’s quote
Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.
– Winston Churchill
On this day
24 January 41AD – death of Caligula, also known as Gaius Caesar, 3rd Roman Emperor from 37 – 41AD. Died 24 January 41AD. First Roman Emperor to be assassinated following a conspiracy to restore the Roman Republic. While the plot to kill Caligula succeeds, the restoration of the Republic fails when the Praetorian Guard appoint Caligula’s uncle, Claudius, as Emperor.
24 January 1965 – death of U.K. Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. Born 30 November 1874.
24 January 1974 – Cyclone Wanda makes land-fall at Maryborough, bringing the worst flooding to Queensland in decades, including the infamous Brisbane floods.