with one voice

with one voice

Unanimously; in total agreement. Yes, the entire committee made that decision with one voice. The only way we'll convince our senators to change the laws is if we all stand together and speak with one voice.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

with one voice

Unanimously, in complete agreement, as in The board rejected the proposal with one voice. [Late 1300s] For synonyms, see as one; to a man.
See also: one, voice
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

with ˌone ˈvoice

(of a group of people) in complete agreement: It’s very rare to find the unions and management speaking with one voice, but on the question of safety at work there is total agreement.
See also: one, voice
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

with one voice

In complete agreement; unanimously.
See also: one, voice
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • with a single voice
  • with one accord
  • as one man
  • Co
  • co-opt (one) into (something)
  • co-opt into
  • split decision
  • on all hands
  • a leopard can't change his spots
  • a leopard does not change its spots
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With One Voice offers the hopeful and powerful message that once we see with the eyes of a mystic, there is no problem we cannot solve.
Pascal Lamy, the WTO director general and former EU trade commissioner, recently warned about the risk of the EU becoming irrelevant if it failed to speak with one voice. "If one European takes the floor, and then another European...
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I do not expect nor wish for our entire community to speak with one voice. No group in this country does.
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In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corierre della Serra, Berlusconi stated: "We are firmly convinced that the future of our country lies in a Europe that is stronger and knows how to speak with one voice and knows how to follow up economic integration with political integration, with a new constitution."
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