consensus

con·sen·sus

 (kən-sĕn′səs)

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 cōnsēnsus, from past participle of cōnsentīre, to agree; see consent.]

consensus

(kənˈsɛnsəs)

n

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

[C19: 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

con•sen•sus

(kənˈsɛn səs)

n., pl. -sus•es.

1. collective judgment or belief; solidarity of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.

2. general agreement or concord; harmony.

[1850–55; < Latin, =consent(īre) to be in agreement, harmony (con- con- + sentīre to feel; compare sense) + -tus suffix of v. action]

usage: The expression consensus of opinion is sometimes criticized as being redundant on the basis that consensus alone conveys the meaning. Although the redundancy argument is weakened if consensus is taken in its earlier and valid sense of “general agreement or concord,” the criticism against this phrase has been so persistent that consensus of opinion occurs only infrequently in edited formal writing. The phrase general consensus is also objected to as redundant.

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"

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.

consensus

noun

The quality or condition of being in complete agreement or harmony:

unanimity, unanimousness.

Translations

إِجْماعإجْماع في الرّأي

konsenzusshoda

enighedkonsensus

ÜbereinstimmungEinvernehmenKonsensKonsensus

ομοφωνία

consenso

yksimielisyys

consensus

konsenzussporazumsuglasnost

általános megegyezésközvélemény

konsensus

almennt álit

consensoopinione generale

コンセンサス

일치

bendras sutarimas

saskaņavienprātība

consensus

alminnelig enighetenighetgjengs oppfatning

konsensuszgoda

consensounanimidade

единодушие

konsensussamstämmighet

ความคิดเห็นของคนส่วนใหญ่

fikir birliğioy birliğiuyuşma

sự đồng thuận

共识舆论

consensus

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

consensus

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

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

consensus

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

consensus

(kənˈsensəs) noun

the feeling of most people. The consensus of opinion is that we should do this. ooreenstemming; konsensus إجْماع في الرّأي единодушие consenso shoda die Übereinstimmung almindelig enighed; almindelig opfattelse ομοφωνίαconsenso üksmeel اتفاق نظر؛ عقیده اکثریت مردم konsensus 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 eenstemmigheidalminnelig enighet, gjengs oppfatningzgoda دنظريو موافقه، دمختلفو اړخونو او خواووسره لګېدنه او سېدنه 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

consensus

→ إِجْماع 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

consensus

n. consenso.