consensus

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /kənˈsɛnsəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #16746

Meanings

1

noun
General agreement among the members of a group.

After hours of talks, the committee finally reached a consensus.
2

noun
A way of making decisions that aims for agreement from everyone involved.

The team prefers decision by consensus rather than by voting.

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Synonyms

1 noun · general agreement among the... agreement

Opposites

dissensus

Word family

Forms consensuses

Derived forms anticonsensusconsensualmetaconsensusnonconsensuspseudoconsensussubconsensus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.

*sent- Proto-Indo-European cōnsēnsus Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# consensus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛnsəs/
**Frequency rank:** 16746

## Meanings
1. General agreement among the members of a group.
2. A way of making decisions that aims for agreement from everyone involved.

## Examples
- After hours of talks, the committee finally reached a consensus.
- The team prefers decision by consensus rather than by voting.

## Antonyms
- dissensus

## Derived Forms
- anticonsensus
- consensual
- metaconsensus
- nonconsensus
- pseudoconsensus
- subconsensus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sent-
- Root: cōnsēnsus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.

## AI Etymology
consensus is a noun and verb. It was borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent. Historical forms in the chain include *sent- (Proto-Indo-European) and cōnsēnsus (Latin). Current senses include general agreement among the members of a group and a way of making decisions that aims for agreement from everyone involved. Derived forms include anticonsensus, consensual, metaconsensus, nonconsensus, and pseudoconsensus.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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