1. An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole: “Among political women . . . there is a clear consensus about the problems women candidates have traditionally faced” (Wendy Kaminer, Atlantic Monthly July 1992). See Usage Note at redundancy. 2. General agreement or accord: government by consensus.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin cnsnsus; see consent, from past participle of cnsentre, to agree. See consent.
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