consensus (redirected from consensuses)

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

Noun

general or widespread agreement [Latin consentire to agree]

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.

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, kotahitanga N.Z.

USAGE The original meaning of the word consensus is a collective opinion. Because the concept of `opinion' is contained within this word, a few people argue that the phrase a consensus of opinion is incorrect and should be avoided. However, this common use of the word is unlikely to jar with the majority of speakers.

Translations

consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs] n → consenso;

the consensus of opinion → el consenso general

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consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs] n → consensus m;

the consensus (of opinion) → le consensus (d'opinion)

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consensus [kənˈsɛnsəs] n → Übereinstimmung f;

the consensus (of opinion) → die allgemeine Meinung

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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 대다수의 의견; 여론 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