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Consensus

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Noun

1. consensus

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

Example Sentences:
'the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions'
'those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Consensus

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noun
general or widespread agreement (esp in the phrase consensus of opinion)

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Consensus

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noun
1. 
an opinion held by all or most
2. 
general agreement, esp. in opinion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Consensus

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n.
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). See Usage Note at redundancy.
2. General agreement or accord: government by consensus.

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