consensus

con·sen·sus  (kn-snss)

n.

1. An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole: "Among political women . . . there is a clear consensus about the problems women candidates have traditionally faced" (Wendy Kaminer). See Usage Note at redundancy.

2. General agreement or accord: government by consensus.

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[Latin cnsnsus, from past participle of cnsentre, to agree; see consent.]

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consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs]

n

general or widespread agreement (esp in the phrase consensus of opinion)

[from Latin, from consentīre to feel together, agree; see consent]

Usage: Since consensus refers to a collective opinion, the words of opinion in the phrase consensus of opinion are redundant and should therefore be avoided

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consensus - Came into English in a physiological sense, meaning "a set of organs" or the "involuntary or reflex actions of the nervous system."

See also related terms for organs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

consensus - 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" accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

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consensus

noun agreement, general agreement, unanimity, common consent, unity, harmony, assent, concord, concurrence The declaration reflects a growing consensus on the types of reform necessary in developing countries.

Translations

consensus [kənˈsensəs] N → consenso m
the consensus of opinion → el consenso general

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consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs] n → consensus m
the consensus is that ..., the general consensus is that ... → le consensus veut que ..., l'opinion dominante est que ...

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consensus

n → Übereinstimmung f; (= accord also) → Einigkeit f; what’s the consensus? → was ist die allgemeine Meinung?; the consensus is that … → man ist allgemein der Meinung, dass …; there’s a consensus (of opinion) in favour of … → die allgemeine Mehrheit ist für …; cabinet decisions are based on consensus → Entscheidungen des Kabinetts beruhen auf einem Mehrheitsbeschluss; there was no consensus (among them) → sie waren sich nicht einig, es gab keinen Konsens unter ihnen (form); consensus politics → Politik f → des Konsensus or Miteinander

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consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs] n → consenso
the consensus of opinion → l'opinione f unanime or comune

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consensus

n consensus [kənˈsensəs]

the feeling of most people The consensus of opinion is that we should do this. ooreenstemming; konsensus إجْماع في الرّأي единодушие shoda almindelig enighed; almindelig opfattelse die Übereinstimmung ομοφωνία consenso üksmeel اتفاق نظر؛ عقیده اکثریت مردم yksimielisyys consensus הַסכָּמָה כְּלָלִית मतैक्य, अनुकूलता suglasnost, jednodušnost közvélemény; általános megegyezés konsensus almennt álit consenso 意見の一致 합의 bendras sutarimas vienprātība; saskaņa sepersetujuan eenstemmigheid alminnelig enighet, gjengs oppfatning zgoda consenso consens единодушие zhoda soglasje koncenzus allmän mening, samstämmighet, konsensus ความคิดเห็นของคนส่วนใหญ่ fikir birliği, uyuşma 輿論 одностайність, консенсус موافقت، اتفاق راۓ sự đồng lòng 舆论

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consensus → إجماع konsenzus enighed Übereinstimmung ομοφωνία consenso yksimielisyys consensus suglasnost consenso コンセンサス 일치 consensus enighet zgoda unanimidade единодушие samstämmighet ความคิดเห็นของคนส่วนใหญ่ oy birliği sự đồng thuận 共识