consensus

Plural: consensus, consensuses

Noun

• 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"
• A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
• General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
• An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
• Average projected value.

Verb

• To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement.

Examples

• a financial consensus forecast
• After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
• reach consensus

Antonyms

dissensus