EGAVE

consensus

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 13.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
  2. noun 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
  3. noun An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
  4. noun Average projected value.
    a financial consensus forecast
  5. verb To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement.

Similar words

general agreement majority concertation common concert concerted consultation unanimity consultative opinion

Often followed by

on of that among in and is about was

Word family

build consensus building consensus builds consensus built consensus by consensus consensus of opinion consensuses consent consented consenting

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