Definition of "consensus" []

• An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole: "Among political women . . . there is a clear consensus about the problems women candidates have traditionally faced” ( Wendy Kaminer). See Usage Note at redundancy. (noun)
• General agreement or accord: government by consensus. (noun)

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• "Later he used the term consensus when he talked about evolution being accepted by all real scientists."
• "So the consensus is these meetings are useless and expensive waste of time."
• "That said, I have fully acknowledged the possibility that the consensus is actually too optimistic, including the possibility (although not probability) of a double-dip recession."