consensus

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.

NounEdit

consensus (plural consensuses)

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 of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
3. Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

Related termsEdit

• consensual
• consent

TranslationsEdit

External linksEdit

• consensus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• consensus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

consensus m (uncountable)

1. consensus

EtymologyEdit

From cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”), a fusion of cōn- (“together”) and sentiō (“sense; perceive; feel”).

NounEdit

cōnsēnsus m (genitive cōnsēnsūs); fourth declension

1. Consensus, agreement, accordance, unanimity, concord.
2. A plot, conspiracy.

InflectionEdit

Fourth declension.

SynonymsEdit

• (concord, agreement): concentus, concordātiō, concordia, concorditās, harmonia, ūnanimitās
• (plot, conspiracy): coitiō, coniūrātiō, cōnsēnsiō, cōnspīrātiō

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AdjectiveEdit

cōnsēnsus m (feminine cōnsēnsa, neuter cōnsēnsum); first/second declension

1. (rare) agreed upon

InflectionEdit

First/second declension.

ReferencesEdit

• “consensus” in Lewis & Short’s Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, Oxford: Clarendon Press (1879)