consensus
31consensus — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, from consentire Date: 1843 1. a. general agreement ; unanimity < the consensus of their opinion, based on reports…from the border John Hersey > b. the …
32Consensus — Con|sen|sus [k...] der; , <aus lat. consensus »Übereinstimmung«, vgl. ↑Konsens> Zustimmung; Consensus communis [k...]: allgemeine Übereinstimmung der kath. Gläubigen in einer Lehrfrage (Beweismittel für die Richtigkeit eines kath. ↑Dogmas); …
33consensus — General consensus is a tautology. Any consensus must be general. Equally to be avoided is consensus of opinion. Above all, note that consensus is spelled with a middle s, like consent. It has nothing to do with census …
34consensus — The general consensus in Washington . . . (Chicago Tribune). A tautology. Any consensus must be general. Equally to be avoided is consensus of opinion. Finally, note that consensus is spelled with a middle sy like consent. It has nothing to… …
35consensus — Synonyms and related words: acclamation, accord, accordance, agreement, agreement of all, chorus, common assent, common consent, concert, concord, concordance, concurrence, confluence of minds, consensus gentium, consensus of opinion, consensus… …
36consensus — [[t]kənse̱nsəs[/t]] N SING: also no det A consensus is general agreement among a group of people. The consensus amongst the world s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades... The question of when the troops… …
37consensus — 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… …
38consensus — (kon sin sus ) s. m. Terme de physiologie. Relation des diverses parties du corps, plus connue sous le nom de sympathie. Le consensus vital. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. consensus, accord, de cum, et sensus, sens …
39consensus — Often misspelled and misused, consensus means general agreement or collective opinion. The word is related to sense and has no connection with census. The phrase consensus of opinion has been used so freely and widely that it is a stock… …
40consensus — [wym. konsensus] m IV, D. u, Ms. consensussie 1. «porozumienie osiągnięte w wyniku dyskusji, zazwyczaj wymagające kompromisów» Consensus polityczny, społeczny. Osiągnąć, uzyskać consensus. 2. «zgodne stanowisko w pewnej sprawie» Wśród lekarzy… …
