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consensus — con‧sen‧sus [kənˈsensəs] noun [singular, uncountable] 1. agreement among a group of people: • The leaders failed to reach a consensus on the issue of trade barriers. • The talks are aimed at building a consensus. 2. the opinion that most people… … Financial and business terms
consensus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, clear, common, general, prevailing, rough, widespread ▪ That seems to be the prevailing consensus. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
consensus — con|sen|sus [ kən sensəs ] noun singular or uncount ** agreement among all the people involved: We are still hopeful that further talks will result in a consensus. general consensus: The general consensus is that we should all get some sleep.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
consensus */*/ — UK [kənˈsensəs] / US noun [singular/uncountable] agreement among all the people involved We are still hopeful that further talks will result in a consensus. by consensus: All good decisions are made by consensus. general consensus: The general… … English dictionary
Consensus decision-making — is a group decision making process that seeks the consent, not necessarily the agreement, of participants and the resolution of objections. Consensus is defined by Merriam Webster as, first, general agreement, and second, group solidarity of… … 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
Consensus-based assessment — expands on the common practice of consensus decision making and the theoretical observation that expertise can be closely approximated by large numbers of novices or journeymen. It creates a method for determining measurement standards for very… … Wikipedia
Consensus based assessment — expands on the common practice of consensus decision making and the theoretical observation that expertise can be closely approximated by large numbers of novices or journeymen. It creates a method for determining measurement standards for very… … 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 theory — Consensus theory[1] is a social theory that holds that a particular political or economic system is a fair system, and that social change should take place within the social institutions provided by it. Consensus theory contrasts sharply with… … Wikipedia
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
