consensus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
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(attributive, countable, uncountable) Average projected value.
a financial consensus forecast
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consensuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| consensus | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
consensus national champion · subconsensus · anticonsensus · consensual · consensus conference · nonconsensus · consensus trance · consensus ad idem · pseudoconsensus · post-war consensus · consensus reality · consensus theorem · metaconsensus
Translations (72)
la consensus (general agreement) · cs shoda (general agreement) · uk консе́нсус (general agreement) · ko 합의 (general agreement) · cs souhlas (general agreement) · bg консе́нсус (general agreement) · sh konsènzus (general agreement) · hy կոնսենսուս (general agreement) · cs konsenzus (general agreement) · ru единоду́шие (general agreement) · uk зго́да (general agreement) · fr consensus (general agreement) · sh спо̏разӯм (general agreement) · az konsensus (general agreement) · de Einvernehmen (general agreement) · el κοινή συναίνεση (general agreement) · kk пәтуаластық (general agreement) · ja 協心 (general agreement) · kk бәтуаластық (general agreement) · da konsensus (general agreement) · nl consensus (general agreement) · pl konsensus (general agreement) · vi sự đồng tâm (general agreement) · id konsensus (general agreement) · sl dogovor (general agreement) · nn konsensus (general agreement) · ru согла́сие (general agreement) · hi संप्रतिपत्ति (general agreement) · ja コンセンサス (general agreement) · id kesepakatan (general agreement) · sv konsensus (general agreement) · de Einigkeit (general agreement) · ka კონსენსუსი (general agreement) · ro consens (general agreement) · el ομοφωνία (general agreement) · cmn 共識 /共识 (general agreement) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (general agreement) · pt consenso (general agreement) · az yekdillik (general agreement) · es consenso (general agreement) · fi konsensus (general agreement) · az icma (general agreement) · mi tatūnga tokitoki (general agreement) · ja 総意 (general agreement) · kk бәтуа (general agreement) · tr konsensüs (general agreement) · vi sự đồng lòng (general agreement) · nb konsensus (general agreement) · ar إِجْمَاع (general agreement) · vi sự đồng thuận (general agreement) · sh spȍrazūm (general agreement) · hu egyezség (general agreement) · bg съгла́сие (general agreement) · fa اجماع (general agreement) · kk пәтуа (general agreement) · de Übereinstimmung (general agreement) · is samstaða (general agreement) · he קוֹנְצֶנְזוּס (general agreement) · ru консе́нсус (general agreement) · hy ընդհանուր համաձայնություն (general agreement) · de Konsens (general agreement) · nl eensgezindheid (general agreement) · vi sự nhất trí (general agreement) · it consenso (general agreement) · nl overeenstemming (general agreement) · bg единоду́шие (general agreement) · he מִסְכָּם (general agreement) · eo interkonsento (general agreement) · ar تَوَافُق (general agreement) · sh консѐнзус (general agreement) · fi yhteisymmärrys (general agreement) · is samhljóða álit (general agreement)