- an opinion held by all or most
- general agreement, esp. in opinion
Origin of consensus
Classical Latin from past participle of consentire: see consent
noun
- The definition of consensus is an agreement made by a group.
An example of consensus is when Republicans and Democrats agree on language for a bill.
- Consensus means generally accepted opinion.
An example of consensus is most people believing that it is wrong to kill another person.
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noun
- An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole: “Among political women … there is a clear consensus about the problems women candidates have traditionally faced” ( Wendy Kaminer ) See Usage Note at redundancy.
- General agreement or accord: government by consensus.
Origin of consensus
Latin cōnsēnsus from past participle of cōnsentīre to agree ; see consent .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural consensuses)
- A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
- General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
- Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.
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Sentence Examples
- In general, the learned consensus dubbed the whole business with indifference.
- "The consensus is that Sasha dug his own grave," Kiki said.
- It is not strange that there is a growing consensus of opinion that Paul is the author.
- In ancient times, the consenus was that the world was flat.
- Did he think I was the tipster, solely because the public consensus appointed the psychic a female?
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