consensus

CEFRC1

/kənˈsɛnsəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    General agreement among a group of people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.

Examples

  • She is skilled at achieving consensus on sensitive issues.

  • The consensus indicates that we are opposed to the proposed idea.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

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

  3. Average projected value.

More examples

In context

  • The people did not reach consensus on taxation.

  • After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.

  • a financial consensus forecast

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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