consensus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

consensus (countable and uncountable, plural consensuses)

  1. A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
  2. General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
  3. (attributive) Average projected value.
    a financial consensus forecast

Antonyms
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Translations

Further reading
  • consensus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • consensus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • "consensus" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 76.

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧sen‧sus

Noun

consensus m (uncountable)

  1. consensus

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

consensus m (plural consensus)

  1. consensus

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”), from con- (“together”) and sentiō (“sense; perceive; feel”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈsen.sus/, [kõːˈsẽː.sʊs]

Noun

cōnsēnsus m (genitive cōnsēnsūs); fourth declension

  1. Consensus, agreement, accordance, unanimity, concord.
  2. A plot, conspiracy.

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōnsēnsus cōnsēnsūs
Genitive cōnsēnsūs cōnsēnsuum
Dative cōnsēnsuī cōnsēnsibus
Accusative cōnsēnsum cōnsēnsūs
Ablative cōnsēnsū cōnsēnsibus
Vocative cōnsēnsus cōnsēnsūs

Synonyms

Descendants

Adjective

cōnsēnsus (feminine cōnsēnsa, neuter cōnsēnsum); first/second declension

  1. (rare) agreed upon

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cōnsēnsus cōnsēnsa cōnsēnsum cōnsēnsī cōnsēnsae cōnsēnsa
Genitive cōnsēnsī cōnsēnsae cōnsēnsī cōnsēnsōrum cōnsēnsārum cōnsēnsōrum
Dative cōnsēnsō cōnsēnsae cōnsēnsō cōnsēnsīs cōnsēnsīs cōnsēnsīs
Accusative cōnsēnsum cōnsēnsam cōnsēnsum cōnsēnsōs cōnsēnsās cōnsēnsa
Ablative cōnsēnsō cōnsēnsā cōnsēnsō cōnsēnsīs cōnsēnsīs cōnsēnsīs
Vocative cōnsēnse cōnsēnsa cōnsēnsum cōnsēnsī cōnsēnsae cōnsēnsa

References
  • consensus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • consensus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consensus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • consensus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the perfect harmony of the universe: totius mundi convenientia et consensus
    • unanimously: uno, communi, summo or omnium consensu (Tusc. 1. 15. 35)
  • consensus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consensus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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