[ UK /kənsˈɛnsəs/ ]
[ US /kənˈsɛnsəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
    the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions
    those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus
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How To Use consensus In A Sentence

  • Even among the veterans, there is no consensus: is it an economic area or something much greater with supra-national ambition? Times, Sunday Times
  • And no, this isn't your 1990's "Washington consensus" lending, with the kind of conditionality that the left loves to hate. Heather Hurlburt: Six Reasons to Love the Supplemental and Celebrate Progressives in Government
  • It is a matter of intellect, thought, indirect leadership, advice, and consensus-building.
  • I think there would be a certain amount of consensus about that, even amongst the most quixotic and naturally amorous of us.
  • The width of this range represents a measure of the degree of consensus about the forecast.
  • There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.
  • First, we may try to assume, or tediously enucleate a consensus of religious truth as a basis of will training, e.g., Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
  • Most notably, it acknowledged the lack of consensus on the "immutability" of sexual orientation - that is, on the question whether it has a biological basis or not - but noted that it was, at the very least, "highly resistant to change. FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
  • There was consensus across the political spectrum.
  • OVER the past few weeks, the nation seems to have reached a general consensus about bullying. The Sun
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