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   consensus

   /kənˈsɛnsəs/

   noun

   • 1. a general agreement: "there is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed" Similar agreementharmonyconcordlike-mindednessconcurrenceconsentcommon consentaccordunisonunityunanimityonenesssolidarityconcertgeneral opinion/viewmajority opinion/viewcommon opinion/viewOpposite disagreementminority view

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘agreement’, from consens- ‘agreed’, from the verb consentire.

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