Democratic institutions work on consensus to decide an issue, which usually takes longer than a unilateral decision.
Did she really think she could make this a unilateral decision?
"We are simply making a unilateral and sovereign decision to join an international effort because it is in our national interest."
"You had no right to make a unilateral decision," he said.
"We are not presenting our friends and allies with unilateral decisions already made."
This unilateral decision violated the rules of the union's contract.
"We're not making a unilateral decision here in the Council," she added.
They're making a unilateral decision to place kids in private school.
"This unilateral decision will have many negative side effects," he said.
But of course that can't be my unilateral decision alone.