consensusnoun [ S or U ]
uk/kənˈsen.səs/us/kənˈsen.səs/C2 a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people:
The general consensus in the office is that he can't do his job.
Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let's take a vote.
More examples
- We were unable to reach a consensus about membership fees.
- There is little consensus about the issue of smacking children.
- We managed to get a consensus about not smoking in the office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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