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consensus Definition

con·sen·sus (kən sensəs)

noun

  1. an opinion held by all or most
  2. general agreement, esp. in opinion

Etymology: L < pp. of consentire: see consent

consensus Synonyms

consensus

n.

consent, unison, accord, general agreement; see agreement 2.

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.

—Coupland, Douglas