🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Decisão unânime

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Deh-see-zão oo-nah-nee-meh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unanimous Decision/juˈnænɪməs dɪˈsɪʒən/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O conselho tomou uma decisão unânime."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A decision made by all members of a group agreeing on a particular course of action.

    "The board reached a unanimous decision to approve the new policy."
  2. 2

    A legal term indicating that all jurors agree on a verdict.

    "The jury delivered a unanimous decision after hours of deliberation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unanimous' originates from the Latin 'unanimus', meaning 'of one mind', which combines 'uni-' (one) and 'animus' (mind or spirit). 'Decision' comes from the Latin 'decisio', meaning 'a cutting off', derived from 'decidere', which means 'to cut off or decide'. The phrase evolved in legal and formal contexts to denote agreement among all parties involved.

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