Definition: 1. An opinion that all members of a group agree with. 2. Agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole.
Use 'consensus' in a sentence:
1. Don't be overly focused on gaining consensus.
2. Since it is important for the chairman to appear successful in problem-solving and making a decision, the group reaches a false consensus.
3. France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit.
4. What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?
5. The results got by both methods reached a consensus.
6. While pinning down a definition has proven tricky, the general consensus is it's some means of information gathering.
7. It was the consensus at the time.
8. If employees' ways of working together succeed over and over, consensus begins to form.
9. There are the "counter-dependents", those who usually disagree with everything that is said, particularly if it comes from the chairman or through consensus from the group.
10. A contract may be modified if the parties reach a consensus.
11. But to assent to a consensus acclaiming its virtues is another matter.
12. This has long been a consensus within the international community.
13. Another game is played at the end of meetings, called reaching a false consensus.
14. For the past several decades, it seems there's been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America.
15. The views of the richest householders converged with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.
16. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action.
17. Can we reach a consensus on this issue?
18. Research on Bounded Confidence Consensus Emergency Model with Community Structure.
19. There's still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible.
20. Sure the latest US retail sales numbers were below consensus.
21. This is us three people's consensus.
22. The consensus among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy.
23. Some people are too subordinate to others' opinions, too focused on decision consensus, too silent about their own point of view, too agreeable to take things on when they don't have time or energy.
24. Citizens in Vermont control their municipal affairs by putting forward proposals, or backing up others' suggestions, until a consensus is reached through a vote.
25. So far, there has been no scientific consensus about what it is that includes the risk of eating genetically modified food.
26. Reaching decisions is difficult, especially since all agreements by custom must be reached by consensus.
27. This used to be the consensus view.
28. The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
29. Consensus politics could easily come back into fashion.
30. The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold.
31. For the past several decades, it seems there's been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy your own home.
32. After much consideration, they arrived at a consensus.
33. This can create unnecessary delays as you hold meetings trying to achieve consensus.
34. Today there's a consensus that we need to build renewable power.
35. The consensus among the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
36. Improved Consensus Data Fusion Algorithm and Its Application.
37. The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.
38. While there's no conclusive evidence on exactly what we should be eating and when, the consensus is that we should listen to our own bodies and eat when we're hungry.
39. The question of when the troops should leave would be decided by consensus.
40. People rarely reach an absolute consensus on such a controversial issue.
41. The stock market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.
42. Until last year, the economic consensus was that monetary policy could smooth the business cycle with greater speed and less waste than countercyclical taxes or spending.
43. The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.
44. There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected.
45. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
46. She is skilled at achieving consensus on sensitive issues.
47. There is a broad consensus of opinion about the policies which should be pursued.
48. There is no consensus among researchers regarding what qualifies a substance as a pheromone.
49. Put a deadline on the input stage and arrive at a decision, even if it's a decision that doesn't have consensus.
50. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.
51. The consensus is that risk factors have an accumulative effect.
52. There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
53. There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.
