consensus politics

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• consensus politics —    Consensus implies a wide measure of agreement. In political life, it refers to a circumstance where a large proportion of the population and of the political community broadly accept certain values, even if there is some disagreement on… …   Glossary of UK Government and Politics

• consensus — Note the spelling, not concensus. It means ‘general agreement’, and is often used (1) in collocations with of: consensus of authority, evidence, opinion, etc. (although consensus of opinion is strictly tautological), and (2) in more recent usage …   Modern English usage

• politics — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, internal ▪ the country s internal politics ▪ the internal politics of the legal profession ▪ county, local, national …   Collocations dictionary

• consensus — /keuhn sen seuhs/, n., pl. consensuses. 1. majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month. 2. general agreement or concord; harmony. [1850 55; < L, equiv. to consent(ire) to be in agreement, harmony (con… …   Universalium

• consensus — con|sen|sus [kənˈsensəs] n [singular, U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , from the past participle of consentire; CONSENT2] an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts consensus on/about ▪ a lack of consensus about the aims of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• consensus — noun (singular, uncountable) an opinion that everyone in a group will agree with or accept: reach a consensus on: The EC Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration. | consensus politics (=political ideas… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Politics of New Brunswick — New Brunswick has a unicameral legislature with 55 seats. Elections are held at least every five years but may be called at any time by the Lieutenant Governor (the vice regal representative) on consultation with the Premier. The Premier is the… …   Wikipedia

• consensus — n. (often foll. by of) 1 a general agreement (of opinion, testimony, etc.). b an instance of this. 2 (attrib.) majority view, collective opinion (consensus politics). Etymology: L, = agreement (as consent) …   Useful english dictionary

• Consensus government in Canada — Consensus government is a form of consensus democracy government in Canada in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, as well as Nunatsiavut, an autonomous area in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The population of these jurisdictions are… …   Wikipedia

• Consensus — has two common meanings. One is a general among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision making and follow up action. The other is as a theory and practice of getting such agreements (for… …   Wikipedia

• Consensus reality — is an approach to answering the philosophical question What is real? It gives a practical answer: reality is either what exists, or what we can agree seems to exist. The process has been (perhaps loosely and a bit imprecisely) characterised as… …   Wikipedia