"The committee were in (substantial) agreement"

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The committee were in substantial agreement

I understand this sentence means that the committee agreed about most of the things discussed. If I want to say that the committee agreed about everything discussed, what adjective should I use? Full?

Thank you

Best wishes,

PBF

Feebs11 · Accepted Answer

The committee were in total agreement/complete agreement/ full agreement about things discussed [you will need to omit "most of "]
OR
The committee were in agreement on all matters discussed.

Peaceblinkfriend · Answer

Thanks for replying to my post, Feebs11.

I wonder if I could just say 'The committee were in total agreement' .

The committee were in total agreement/complete agreement/ full agreement about things discussed

The committee were in total agreement/complete agreement/ full agreement about the things discussed

Do they mean the same thing?

Thanks again.

Best wishes,

PBF

Philip · Answer

PeaceblinkfriendThanks for replying to my post, Feebs11.

I wonder if I could just say 'The committee were in total agreement' .

The committee were in total agreement/complete agreement/ full agreement about things discussed

The committee were in total agreement/complete agreement/ full agreement about the things discussed

Do they mean the same thing?

Thanks again.

Best wishes,

PBF
That's the word I was going to suggest.

In cases like this, I always try to make the subject obviously plural so I don't have to worry about how it sounds with a choice of singular/plural verb. "committee members were in total agreement"

"The committee were in (substantial) agreement"

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