What does “unanimously disagreed” mean?

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The complete sentence runs as follows:




The judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit to compete.




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  • It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
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The judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit to compete.




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  • It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
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The judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit to compete.




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The judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit to compete.




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  • It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
    – Hot Licks
    4 hours ago
















  • It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
    – Hot Licks
    4 hours ago















It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago




It does seem a bit self-contradictory at first, but the "disagreed" here does not mean that the judges disagreed with each other but that they disagreed with the presumption that he was fit to compete.
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago










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Someone was asserting that he was fit to compete. The judges all said that he was not fit; in other words, the judges all disagreed with the statement that he was fit; in other words, the judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit.



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  • Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
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Here's what it means:




All of the judges decided that he was unfit to compete.







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  • Same as @linguistictum's answer?
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Someone was asserting that he was fit to compete. The judges all said that he was not fit; in other words, the judges all disagreed with the statement that he was fit; in other words, the judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit.



Not exactly a specimen of good writing, I have to say…






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  • Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
    – Martin F
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Someone was asserting that he was fit to compete. The judges all said that he was not fit; in other words, the judges all disagreed with the statement that he was fit; in other words, the judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit.



Not exactly a specimen of good writing, I have to say…






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  • Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
    – Martin F
    37 mins ago












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up vote
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Someone was asserting that he was fit to compete. The judges all said that he was not fit; in other words, the judges all disagreed with the statement that he was fit; in other words, the judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit.



Not exactly a specimen of good writing, I have to say…






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Someone was asserting that he was fit to compete. The judges all said that he was not fit; in other words, the judges all disagreed with the statement that he was fit; in other words, the judges unanimously disagreed that he was fit.



Not exactly a specimen of good writing, I have to say…







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  • Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
    – Martin F
    37 mins ago
















  • Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
    – Martin F
    37 mins ago















Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
– Martin F
37 mins ago




Since "unanimously disagreed that he was fit" is in the questions, shouldn't you say: i.e., unanimously agreed that he was unfit"?
– Martin F
37 mins ago












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Here's what it means:




All of the judges decided that he was unfit to compete.







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  • Same as @linguistictum's answer?
    – Martin F
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Here's what it means:




All of the judges decided that he was unfit to compete.







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  • Same as @linguistictum's answer?
    – Martin F
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Here's what it means:




All of the judges decided that he was unfit to compete.







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All of the judges decided that he was unfit to compete.








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  • Same as @linguistictum's answer?
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  • Same as @linguistictum's answer?
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Same as @linguistictum's answer?
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Same as @linguistictum's answer?
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