consensus
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //kənˈsɛnsəs//
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
noun
- 1
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
- 2
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
After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
- 3
An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
- 4
Average projected value.
a financial consensus forecast
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
verb
- 1
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.
None of this consensusing was done with the Manual. There were no national workshops, forums, etc.
Forms
- plural
- consensuses
- past tense
- consensused
- past participle
- consensused
- present participle
- consensusing
- third person singular
- consensuses
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