Consensus Definition

kən-sĕnsəs
noun
An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole.
American Heritage
An opinion held by all or most.
Webster's New World
General agreement, esp. in opinion.
Webster's New World

A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.

Wiktionary
Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.
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Other Word Forms of Consensus

Noun

Singular:
consensus
Plural:
consensuses

Origin of Consensus

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin cōnsēnsus from past participle of cōnsentīre to agree consent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Consensus Sentence Examples

  • In general, the learned consensus dubbed the whole business with indifference.

  • It took several hours for the jury to come to a consensus.

  • We need to come to a consensus quickly about who will present the data.

  • It is not strange that there is a growing consensus of opinion that Paul is the author.

  • It was difficult to come to a consensus about this particular issue.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

SUSSUS

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