0 a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people:
2 a generally accepted opinion among a group of people:
The consensus among City economists is that interest rates will be held at 1%.
3 agreement among a group of people:
consensus on/about sth Achieving an international consensus on these issues is proving difficult.
a general/broad/growing consensus There is a growing consensus about the best methods for reducing carbon emissions.
reach/build/agree a consensus Our top priority must be building a consensus with legislators.
The process of taking decisions by consensus can be fraught with difficulty.
We were unable to reach a consensus about membership fees.
There is little consensus about the issue of smacking children.
We managed to get a consensus about not smoking in the office.
Inclusion criteria were applied independently by two reviewers, and in case of disagreement, a consensus was reached.
The regulations that stem from the consensus ensure a peer-review scientific process so that the science is as good as any system can guarantee.
All of the other parties either did not believe in consensus, or they were unsure.
The scientific consensus is that a stock is vulnerable, and that catch limits should be reduced.
Second, it tells us that our intuitions about what would make a political consensus possible are on the right track.
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