満まん場じょう一いっ致ち

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unanimity; unanimous consent

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Used when all members of a group agree without any opposition. Often appears as 満場一致で (unanimously) in formal contexts such as meetings, elections, or resolutions.

その提てい案あんは満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで可か決けつされた。
The proposal was passed unanimously.
満まん場じょう一いっ致ちの意い見けんで、会かい議ぎはすぐに終おわった。
With unanimous agreement, the meeting ended quickly.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで決きまるfor a matter to be decided unanimously
新あたらしい会かい長ちょうは満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで決きまった。
The new chairman was decided on unanimously.
満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで〈事こと〉を可か決けつするto pass a resolution unanimously
その議ぎ案あんは満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで可か決けつされた。
The bill was passed unanimously.
満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで〈人ひと〉を選えらぶto elect someone unanimously
彼かれは満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで議ぎ長ちょうに選えらばれた。
He was unanimously elected chairman.

Kanji

満full, fullness, enough
場location, place
一one, one radical (no.1)
致doth, do, send

Related words

全ぜん会かい一いっ致ち
満場一致 and 全会一致 both mean unanimous agreement, but 全会一致 is favored in political or parliamentary settings like UN resolutions, while 満場一致 is used more broadly for meetings, committees, or general group decisions.
異い口く同どう音おん
満場一致 describes a formal vote or decision reached with no dissent, while 異口同音 describes people spontaneously saying the same thing at once, often in casual agreement.

Built from

満まん場じょう+一いっ致ち

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 満 (full), 場 (place/venue), 一 (one), and 致 (bring about/attain), literally meaning 'the whole venue reaches one (opinion).' The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used in formal Japanese since at least the early 20th century.