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non-unanimous
adjective
(alsononunanimous)uk /ˌnɒn.juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/ us /ˌnɑːn.juːˈnæn.ə.məs/
If a group of people are non-unanimous, they do not all agree about something or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is non-unanimous, it is not formed or supported by everyone in a group:
The sentencing options for a judge differ if there is a non-unanimous jury.
We had a vote on where to go next and, even though the decision was non-unanimous, everyone agreed in the end that it was a good choice.
The judge was prepared to allow a nonunanimous verdict if at least ten jurors could agree.
Non-unanimous decisions are the norm, and that's a good thing as we want to hear alternative viewpoints.
The committee made some non-unanimous recommendations for changes to the policy.
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Accepting & agreeing
accepting
accommodation
accreditation
agree to something
agree with something
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compact
conclusion
countenance
currency
formal
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ratification
re-establish
regrant
revalidate
root
signatory
unquestioning
without a murmuridiom
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