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Consensus
Con-sen′sus
,Noun.
[L. See
Consent
.] Agreement; accord; consent.
That traditional
consensus
of society which we call public opinion. Tylor.
Definition 2024
consensus
consensus
English
Noun
consensus (plural consensuses)
- A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
- General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
- Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.
Related terms
Translations
general agreement
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External links
- consensus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- consensus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: con‧sen‧sus
Noun
consensus m (uncountable)
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”), a fusion of cōn- (“together”) and sentiō (“sense; perceive; feel”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈsen.sus/, [kõːˈsẽː.sʊs]
Noun
cōnsēnsus m (genitive cōnsēnsūs); fourth declension
- Consensus, agreement, accordance, unanimity, concord.
- 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
- (concord, agreement): concentus, concordātiō, concordia, concorditās, harmonia, ūnanimitās
- (plot, conspiracy): coitiō, coniūrātiō, cōnsēnsiō, cōnspīrātiō
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Descendants
Adjective
cōnsēnsus m (feminine cōnsēnsa, neuter cōnsēnsum); first/second declension
- (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 | cōnsēnsō | cōnsēnsīs | ||||
| accusative | cōnsēnsum | cōnsēnsam | cōnsēnsum | cōnsēnsōs | cōnsēnsās | cōnsēnsa | |
| ablative | cōnsēnsō | cōnsēnsā | cōnsēnsō | 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)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “consensus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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)
- the perfect harmony of the universe: totius mundi convenientia et consensus
- 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