Consensus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈsensəs|  American pronunciation of the word consensus
Brit.  |kənˈsensəs|  British pronunciation of the word consensus

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

Extra examples

Everyone on the council seems to understand the need for consensus.

There is a lack of consensus among the citizens.

The decision was made by consensus.

There is a consensus that we should abstain.

There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world.

The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration.

The general consensus was that technology was a good thing.

In the absence of consensus no decision could be riched.

The general consensus is that we should go ahead.

Despite years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.

... it is the consensus of opinion that the Iceni in their geographic isolation remained 'Celtic' ...

There is an emerging consensus that the war will end soon.

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