of one mind

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of one mind

  1. (idiomatic, of two or more people) Having the same viewpoint, opinion, or attitude; in agreement.
    • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 52, in Pride and Prejudice, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: [] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton [], OCLC 38659585:
      "Come, Mr. Wickham, we are brother and sister, you know. Do not let us quarrel about the past. In future, I hope we shall be always of one mind."
    • 1856, Charlotte M. Yonge, “ch. 7”, in The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations:
      [T]he two sisters were more of one mind than usual.
    • 1878 January–December, Thomas Hardy, chapter 4, in The Return of the Native [], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, & Co., [], published 1878, OCLC 1167534396:
      "How extraordinary that you and my mother should be of one mind about this!" said Yeobright.
    • 1983 July 5, Jonathan Fuerbringer, "Critics Divided on What to Do about Unpopular Income Tax," New York Times (retrieved 2 Jan 2011):
      However, just as the critics are not of one mind in their criticism, so they are far from united on what to do.
    • 2005 Feb. 13, Bruce Crumley, "Bizwatch: Tax Americana," Time:
      French President Jacques Chirac may be the anti-George W. Bush in foreign policy, but when it comes to lowering taxes, the two leaders are of one mind.
    Synonyms: of like mind, of the same mind, as one, at one, concordant, unanimous

Usage notes

  • Almost always preceded by a form of the verb to be.

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Further reading

  • of one mind”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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