consensus
consensus
Definition
con·sen·sus (kən sen′səs)
noun
- an opinion held by all or most
- general agreement, esp. in opinion
Etymology: L < pp. of consentire: see consent
consensus
Synonyms
consensus
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reach: In such cases, reaching consensus was not an issue.
- forge: We have been trying very hard to forge a consensus that no nuclear weapons should be allowed on the Korean Peninsula.
- emerge: He informed the Board that there was an emerging regional consensus surrounding the possible growth of East Midlands Airport.
- achieve: The aim of Pelican is to achieve a consensus economic model that will appeal to all stakeholders.
- build: The Abstract Framework's main point is about building consensus across the different spec bodies.
- grow: This is the growing consensus about how to tackle Britain's pension crisis.
Converse of subject
- adopt: The P&O, however, would need to be adopted by consensus.
Adjective modifier
- cross-party: To my mind, the key to success on land tax is a degree of cross-party consensus.
- broad: Such a broad consensus should be a powerful message to government.
- general: The general consensus was to publish the data on the CLIP web site.
- overwhelming: There was an overwhelming consensus among managers that staff shortages and inappropriate midwifery establishments underlay many of the problems that they faced.
- progressive: There is indeed a progressive consensus that Conservatives have helped to shape.
- scholarly: Southern's antipathy to elaboration becomes most damaging, however, when she rides roughshod over recent scholarly consensus.
Modifies a noun
- sequence: A sample input is provided to demonstrate how the site works, and HIV-1 subtype consensus sequences are available to use as input proteins.
- decision-making: The method combined maximum democracy and maximum efficiency, and completely refuted the Trotskyists ' argument that consensus decision-making leads to paralysis.
- conference: Search on " consensus conference " using the web site's search box.
Noun used with modifier
- FX: Fed funds set to top at 5 % - April bfinance rates and FX consensus It was widely expected, and it finally happened.
Preposition: in
- favor: Yet he has not been afraid to depart from the New Labor consensus in favor of the BBC license fee.
Preposition: of
- truthwas: Equally reasonable wondering what enables as the century consensus of truthwas.
- opinion: The consensus of opinion was that the idea was viable, provided a suitable site could be found.
consensus Quotes
CONSENSUS TERRORISM:The process that decides in- office attitudes and behavior.
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