ALL meanings of consensus
con·sen·sus
C c - singular noun consensus A consensus is general agreement among a group of people. 3
- noun consensus general or widespread agreement (esp in the phrase consensus of opinion) 3
- noun consensus an opinion held by all or most 3
- noun consensus general agreement, esp. in opinion 3
- noun plural consensus majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month. 1
- noun plural consensus general agreement or concord; harmony. 1
- noun consensus agreement of the people. 1
- noun consensus 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, especially in the phrase consensus politics. 1
- noun consensus General agreement. 1
- noun consensus A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members. 0
- noun consensus General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. 0
- noun consensus Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast. 0