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consensus

con·sen·sus

UK/kənˈsɛnsəs/ US/kʌˈnsɛnsʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

  • “the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions”
  • “those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.

Phrases

  • consensus ad idem
  • consensus conference
  • consensus national champion
  • consensus reality
  • consensus theorem
  • consensus trance
  • post-war consensus

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