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with one voice

  1. (of vocalizing) In unison, together
  2. (idiomatic, by extension, of expressing opinions by members of a group) In a mutually agreeing or like-minded manner; concordantly, unanimously.
    • 1819, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 12, in Ivanhoe:
      The nobles around Prince John implored him with one voice to 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 all with one voice said they wouldn't.
    • 2007 December 1, Bryan Walsh, “Can We Save the World by 2015?”, in TIme:
      Unfortunately, the global political community is a long way from speaking with one voice on anything, and climate change is no exception.

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