Meaning of consensus in English

consensus

noun [ S or U ]

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a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people:

general consensus The general consensus in the office is that he can't do his job.

reach a consensus Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let's take a vote.

consensus on There is a growing consensus on the need for the country to train more doctors.

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the state of agreeing with someone or something

agreementThere's widespread agreement that something must be done.
acceptanceHis views never gained acceptance among the broader community.
concordanceThe study shows strong concordance between patient health and patient happiness.
assentThe bill received royal assent.
consentI give my consent to the marriage.
sanctionShe gave official state sanction to the drilling company for their proposed pipeline.

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We were unable to reach a consensus about membership fees.
There is little consensus about the issue of smacking children.
We managed to get a consensus about not smoking in the office.

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Accepting & agreeing

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(Definition of consensus from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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consensus

noun [ C/U ]

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a generally accepted opinion; wide agreement:

They’re trying to build a consensus on the need to improve the city’s schools.

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consensus

noun [ S or U ]

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a generally accepted opinion among a group of people:

The consensus among City economists is that interest rates will be held at 1%.

agreement among a group of people:

consensus on/about sth Achieving an international consensus on these issues is proving difficult.

a general/broad/growing consensus There is a growing consensus about the best methods for reducing carbon emissions.

reach/build/agree a consensus Our top priority must be building a consensus with legislators.

The process of taking decisions by consensus can be fraught with difficulty.

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Examples of consensus

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Inclusion criteria were applied independently by two reviewers, and in case of disagreement, a consensus was reached.

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The regulations that stem from the consensus ensure a peer-review scientific process so that the science is as good as any system can guarantee.

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All of the other parties either did not believe in consensus, or they were unsure.

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The scientific consensus is that a stock is vulnerable, and that catch limits should be reduced.

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Second, it tells us that our intuitions about what would make a political consensus possible are on the right track.

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There was also a consensus that the subject could not be taught successfully by non-specialists without support.

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A consensus has emerged that sound management of health care systems makes a significant contribution to the international competitiveness of a country.

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Ritual communication produces what it is assumed to portray, recreating the world by symbolic action, reinscribing the communication's participants within a world sustained by consensus.

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A consensus among physicians that lean was healthy only developed after insurance companies began promulgating ideal body-weight tables (the first appeared in 1912).

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This variable controls for the effect of the degree of consensus in a given period on the propensity of groups to vote together.

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At the outset of the 1990s, there was remarkable consensus within the business community as to what kind of political economy it wanted.

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The lack of systematic age monitoring appeared to reflect an unofficial consensus which placed age at the bottom of the equality agenda.

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There is a consensus in previous literature about the "oral" nature of e-mail.

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However, consensus data often provide critical feedback on the feasibility of the proposed recommendations.

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In consensus development, generally speaking, groups of experts are brought together to assess technology and make recommendations concerning implementation.

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broad consensus

However, on the question about the 'right to work ', there is a broad consensus amongst liberals.

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clear consensus

But, there is no clear consensus on the importance of these interactions at larger scales.

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consensus conference

However, patient organizations were involved in preparations for the consensus conference on cochlear implants in 1993.

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一致的意見, 共識…

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