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consensus

[ kuhn-sen-suhs ]

noun

plural consensuses.
  1. majority of opinion:

    The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.

  2. general agreement or concord; harmony.


consensus

/ 办蓹苍藞蝉蓻苍蝉蓹蝉 /

noun

  1. general or widespread agreement (esp in the phrase consensus of opinion )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Many say that the phrase consensus of opinion is redundant and hence should be avoided: The committee's statement represented a consensus of opinion. The expression is redundant, however, only if consensus is taken in the sense 鈥渕ajority of opinion鈥 rather than in its equally valid and earlier sense 鈥済eneral agreement or concord.鈥 Criticism of consensus of opinion has been so persistent and widespread that the phrase, even though in common use, occurs only infrequently in edited formal writing. The phrase general consensus is objected to for similar reasons. Consensus is now widely used attributively, especially in the phrase consensus politics.
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Usage

Since consensus refers to a collective opinion, the words of opinion in the phrase consensus of opinion are redundant and should therefore be avoided
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of consensus1

First recorded in 1850鈥55; from Latin, from 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟墨谤别 鈥渢o be in agreement, share a feeling,鈥 from con- con- + 蝉别苍迟墨谤别 鈥渢o feel鈥 ( sense )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of consensus1

C19: from Latin, from 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟墨谤别 to feel together, agree; see consent
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Elsewhere, a woman in her forties is reported to have died in Valencia, though there is no clear consensus in Spanish media on the cause of her death.

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Atkins said there was "consensus across the board" on the need to protect the environment, but that "we have to take the public with us".

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The growing consensus is that the Democrats are marching out a vanguard of ancient party members to fight the war before the last war.

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鈥淭hese experiences have instilled in me an appreciation for the importance of bipartisan consensus and working toward common ground,鈥 he told a House subcommittee in October 2017.

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Industry journalism's direct and seemingly willful dissent from the larger cultural consensus surrounding 鈥淪inners鈥 only helps to keep power in the hands of those who already have it.

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