Meaning

A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

reach consensus

After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.

a financial consensus forecast

I think we are a strongly consensused society. There was a consensus during the 1950's, the Eisenhower years, in our society. Then in the 1960's came a period of division.

None of this consensusing was done with the Manual. There were no national workshops, forums, etc.

Word Forms

• consensuses
• consensus
• consensusing
• consensused

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Use consensus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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