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Noun: consensus  kun'sen-sus
  1. 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"
     
  2. Full agreement between a number of people
    - unanimity

Derived forms: consensuses

Type of: accord, agreement, concert

Encyclopedia: Consensus

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