consensus

[Con*sen·sus]

When there's a consensus, everyone agrees on something. If you're going to a movie with friends, you need to reach a consensus about which movie everyone wants to see.

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Agreement; accord; consent.

Noun
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"


n.
Agreement; accord; consent.


Consensus

Con*sen"sus , n. [L. See Consent.] Agreement; accord; consent.
That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.

Agreement; accord; consent.

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Usage Examples

Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation and consensus.

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.

There's full consensus in the military that women shouldn't be in person-to-person combat. I don't know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas.

There is a consensus of willing leaders from both parties coalescing around the right way forward in health care. Reform should address government-imposed inequities and barriers to true choice and competition.

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Other Usage Examples

The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, we've actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincoln's presidency that's somewhat original.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.

If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: 'Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science?' From what I've seen, it's not likely.

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