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consensus
- /kənˈsɛnsəs/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
noun consensuses · consensus · concensus
- A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
- 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. reach consensus
- An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
- Average projected value. a financial consensus forecast
Opposite: dissensus
verb consensuses · consensusing · consensused · concensus
- To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement. I think we are a strongly consensused society. There was a consensus during the 1950's, the Eisenhower years, in our society. Then in the 1960's came a period of division.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: general agreement, majority, concertation, common, concert, concerted, consultation, unanimity, consultative, opinion, unanimous, unanimously, unity, agree, coherent, consistency
noun
Opposite: dissensus
Translations
Every language
noun general agreement
| Español | consenso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합의 habui |
| 日本語 | 総意 sōi, 協心 kyōshin, コンセンサス konsensasu |
| 中文 | 共識 /共识 gòngshí |
| हिन्दी | संप्रतिपत्ति sampratipatti |
| Português | consenso |
| Français | consensus |
| Deutsch | Konsens, Einvernehmen, Einigkeit, Übereinstimmung |
| Italiano | consenso |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφωνία omofonía, κοινή συναίνεση koiní synaínesi |
| Română | consens |
| Русский | консе́нсус konsɛ́nsus, согла́сие soglásije, единоду́шие jedinodúšije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự đồng lòng, sự đồng thuận, sự đồng tâm, sự nhất trí |
| العربية | إِجْمَاع ʔijmāʕ, تَوَافُق tawāfuq |
| עברית | קוֹנְצֶנְזוּס kontsénzus, מִסְכָּם puristic |
verb Translations
| Español | consensuar |
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title = {consensus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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