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Definition of Consensus
1. Noun. Agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole. "Those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"
Definition of Consensus
1. n. Agreement; accord; consent.
Definition of Consensus
1. Noun. A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members. ¹
2. Noun. General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. ¹
3. Noun. Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Consensus
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consensus
Literary usage of Consensus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Thus, the cautious writer might well be tempted to write consensus of opinion,
... The list is not dated, but consensus of opinion was probably added to the ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"The consensus sought to provide a defense against Roman Catholics, sectarians,
and foes of the Gospel, and also to obviate all strife and enmity. ..."
3. The U. S. by Robert F. Reed (1998)
"A consensus on this issue is expected soon, and a decision favorable to the United
... Requirement for consensus One of the most important aspects of the ..."
4. NATO's Future: Toward a New Transatlantic Bargain by Stanley R. Sloan (1995)
"One recent analysis of public opinion and the alliance, sponsored by the Atlantic
Institute in Paris, warned, "We apparently confuse two levels of consensus ..."
5. Church Unity: Studies of Its Most Important Problems by Charles Augustus Briggs (1909)
"The consensus is thus more limited than orthodoxy. Eventually they will correspond;
but not until the Church has learned much more of the truth than it ..."
6. The Creeds of Christendom: With a History and Critical Notes by Philip Schaff (1919)
"The consensus OF ... and the consensus OF GENEVA (1552), especially the latter,
are not so much confessions of faith as elaborate theological and polemical ..."
7. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"3 consensus non concubitus ... Schouler on Domestic Relations, section 25,
criticises by implication former writers for assuming that the consensus means ..."
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