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con·sen·sus (kən sen′səs)

noun

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

Etymology: L < pp. of consentire: see consent

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consensus Synonyms

consensus

n.

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


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consensus Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • reach: In such cases, reaching consensus was not an issue.

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.

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.

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.
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consensus quotes

CONSENSUS TERRORISM:The process that decides in- office attitudes and behavior.

-Coupland, Douglas

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