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con⋅sen⋅sus
[kuh
n-sen-suhs] 
–noun, plural -sus⋅es.
| 1. | majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month. |
| 2. | general agreement or concord; harmony. |
Origin:
1850–55; < L, equiv. to consent(īre) to be in agreement, harmony (con- con- + sentīre to feel; cf. sense ) + -tus suffix of v. action
1850–55; < L, equiv. to consent(īre) to be in agreement, harmony (con- con- + sentīre to feel; cf. sense ) + -tus suffix of v. action
Usage note:
Many say that the phrase consensus of opinion is redundant and hence should be avoided: The committee's statement represented a consensus of opinion. The expression is redundant, however, only if consensus is taken in the sense “majority of opinion” rather than in its equally valid and earlier sense “general agreement or concord.” Criticism of consensus of opinion has been so persistent and widespread that the phrase, even though in common use, occurs only infrequently in edited formal writing. The phrase general consensus is objected to for similar reasons. Consensus is now widely used attributively, esp. in the phrase consensus politics.
Many say that the phrase consensus of opinion is redundant and hence should be avoided: The committee's statement represented a consensus of opinion. The expression is redundant, however, only if consensus is taken in the sense “majority of opinion” rather than in its equally valid and earlier sense “general agreement or concord.” Criticism of consensus of opinion has been so persistent and widespread that the phrase, even though in common use, occurs only infrequently in edited formal writing. The phrase general consensus is objected to for similar reasons. Consensus is now widely used attributively, esp. in the phrase consensus politics.
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| con·sen·sus (kən-sěn'səs) n.
[Latin cōnsēnsus, from past participle of cōnsentīre, to agree; see consent.] |
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Consensus
Con*sen"sus\, n. [L. See Consent.] Agreement; accord; consent. That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion. --Tylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : consensus
Spanish:
consenso,
German:
die Übereinstimmung,
Japanese:
意見の一致
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