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Meaning: (ofvocalizing)Inunison,together1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Acts19:34:But when they knew that he was a Jew, allwith one voiceabout the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.1875,Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 2, inEight Cousins[1]:Seven boys stood in a row all ages, all sizes, all yellow-haired and blue-eyed, all in full Scotch costume, and all smiling, nodding, and saying aswith one voice, "How are you, cousin?"; (idiomatic,by extension,of expressing opinions by members of a group)In amutuallyagreeingorlike-mindedmanner;concordantly,unanimously.1819,Sir Walter Scott, chapter 12, inIvanhoe:The nobles around Prince John implored himwith one voiceto throw down his warder, and to save so brave a knight from the disgrace of being overcome by odds.1916,Edith Wharton,Coming Home, section 3:Well—Jean went down and asked his father and his mother and his old grandmother if they would permit him to marry Mlle. Malo; and they allwith one voicesaid they wouldn't.2007December 1, Bryan Walsh, “Can We Save the World by 2015?”, inTIme:Unfortunately, the global political community is a long way from speakingwith one voiceon anything, and climate change is no exception.
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