consensus
sostantivoverboattestato nei dialoghi
- //kənˈsɛnsəs//
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
sostantivo
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A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
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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.
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An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
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Average projected value.
a financial consensus forecast
Etimologia
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
verbo
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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.
Forme
- plurale
- consensuses
- passato
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- participio passato
- consensused
- participio presente
- consensusing
- 3ª persona singolare
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consensus · A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
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