unanimous decision

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unanimous
adjective
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/juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/us
/juːˈnæn.ə.məs/
If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is unanimous, it is formed or supported by everyone in ...
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decision
noun
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/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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One seems powerless in a dialogue of this kind, where the other party actually has to reach aunanimousdecision.
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We could not vote, because it was aunanimousdecision.
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We came to aunanimousdecisionthat salaries must be largely increased and must be increased without delay.
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There has never been a moreunanimousdecisionon the part of thoroughly representative educational and teachers' organisations in the educational history of the country.
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That was theunanimousdecisionof the bench.
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I gather that the most important thing which emerged in this atmosphere was theunanimousdecisionto improve the present methods of selection.
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This was theunanimousdecisionof three judges.
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It must be emphasised that that was theunanimousdecisionof the assessors.
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It will remain in place until there is aunanimousdecisionto the contrary by all member states.
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We believe that there would have to be aunanimousdecisionif it were to be recognised.
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All cases where aunanimousdecisioncannot be reached will be referred to the adjudicator.
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The decision to admit the three was aunanimousdecisiontaken by all 16 heads of state and government.
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That was a very strong andunanimousdecisionof the committee.
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There was also aunanimousdecisionthat young people should be able to give consent to medical treatment from the age of 16 onwards.
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The expression of view may well represent the majority decision, but it is certainly not aunanimousdecision.
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Was that aunanimousdecisionon the part of the trade union side on that occasion?
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On those conciliation committees the employers and employed have to come to aunanimousdecision.
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It does not and will not exist, not because of our decision but because of theunanimousdecisionof the international community.
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However, that would not alter the fact that we would take aunanimousdecisionon whether to send monitors and to what destination.
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The three of us, and others, came to theunanimousdecisionthat this was what we should do.
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