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WORD ORIGINconsensus

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin from the past participle of consentire; ➔ CONSENT2

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons.
The consensus of opinion seems to be that the Prime Minister should resign.
The delegates will continue to meet until a consensus is reached.
There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault.
There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be.
There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Analysts surveyed by First Call / Thomson Financial had forecast a consensus 59 cents per share.
At the local level it was expressed by a shared set of values and policies, operating within a welfare state consensus.
I am convinced, having talked to the groups, that a consensus could have been reached.
Like other scientists, obesity researchers are supposed to work by a process of consensus.
Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7.
The consensus politics of the post-1945 period in which so many of our demands were rooted is no more.
The consensus was to discontinue the march against General Paredes in Guadalajara and to attack the capital immediately.
They all have the reputation of being consensus politicians.

Longman Language Activatorwhen people have the same opinion about something► agreement

a situation in which two or more people, groups etc have the same opinion about something: agreement that: · There is general agreement among doctors that pregnant women should not smoke.agreement on: · Officials said there was widespread agreement on the need to promote growth by cutting government spending.in agreement: · Tara nodded her head in agreement.

► consensus

general agreement among most of the people in a group, especially an official group that makes important decisions: consensus on/about: · There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be.consensus of opinion: · The consensus of opinion seems to be that the Prime Minister should resign.reach a consensus (=achieve agreement): · The delegates will continue to meet until a consensus is reached.

► unanimous

if a group of people is unanimous , they all have the same opinion about something, especially about what should be done or who should be chosen or elected: · The decision of the committee was unanimous.unanimous agreement/choice/decision/vote etc: · Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.· Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote.

what most people think about something► public opinion/popular opinion

what most of the people of a country think about a particular subject, idea, or problem: · Responding to public opinion, the government introduced new controls on guns.· Popular opinion is quite easily swayed by the media.· Public opinion should not influence every policy decision.· The shooting of an intruder by a farmer has sharply divided popular opinion.

► consensus

a basic opinion with which most of the people in a particular group agree in a general way: · Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons.consensus that: · There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.consensus of opinion: · There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault.

► majority view

what most of the people in a group or a society think about something: · The majority view seems to be that we need more police officers on local streets.· The mayor was quick to point out that the racist group did not represent a majority view in the community.

WORD SETS► Politics

adversarial, adjectiveamnesty, nounanarchism, nounanarchist, nounanticlerical, adjectivearms control, nounbigot, nounbigoted, adjectivebigotry, nounbilateral, adjectiveBlimp, nouncarpetbagger, nouncaucus, nounchancellor, nouncoalition, nounconsensus, nounconstituency, nounconstitutionalism, nounconsumerism, nouncredo, noundemagogue, noundestabilize, verbdétente, noundisorder, noundissent, noundivine right, nounferment, nounfirebrand, noungerrymandering, nounheartland, nounhonours list, nouninterventionist, adjectiveisolationism, nounliberal, adjectiveliberal, nounliberalism, nounlobby, nounlobby, verbMaoism, nounnationalistic, adjective-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixopinion-makers, nounopinion poll, nounpersonality cult, nounpetition, nounphoto opportunity, nounplacard, nounplatform, nounpolitical, adjectivepolitical asylum, nounpolitical geography, nounpolitical machine, nounpopulist, adjectivepork barrel, nounprivilege, nounpropaganda, nounrealpolitik, nounrevolution, nounsoapbox, nounsound bite, nounstump, verbsubversive, adjectivesubvert, verbwar of words, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► reach a consensus

(also arrive at a consensus)· The committee found that it was unable to reach a consensus.

► achieve a consensus

· Will further talks achieve a consensus on the UN peace plan?

► build a consensus

(=gradually achieve a consensus)· Canada worked on building a consensus among national governments.

► a consensus emerges

(=is reached after talking about something)· No consensus emerged from these discussions.

adjectives► national/international consensus

· There was no international consensus on how to deal with the situation.

► political/scientific etc consensus

· The scientific consensus is that global warming is already occurring.

► general consensus

· Most decisions are reached by general consensus.

► broad consensus

(=general)· There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you.

► clear consensus

(=one that people agree on and understand)· There was no clear consensus about the future direction of the company.

► growing consensus

(=one that more people are agreeing on)· The growing consensus is that we should focus on economic efficiency.

► strong consensus

· There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership.

phrases► a consensus of opinion

· There are still areas where no consensus of opinion has been reached.

► a lack of consensus

· Nothing was done because of a lack of consensus on the matter.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► reach agreement/consensus

(=agree about something)· The experts seem unable to reach consensus on this point.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► apparent

· The Government's commitment to a positive reform of the law will weaken in view of the apparent lack of consensus.· But this shift was also brought about by an apparent consensus about education in the country as a whole.· However, despite the apparent consensus, there were notable differences in style, presentation and treatment where these values were concerned.· There is no apparent consensus about their optimum position within the organisation.

► bipartisan

· Clinton, who will officially address the governors Tuesday, said he hoped to reach bipartisan consensus, particularly on Medicaid.· He previewed the coming Congress, hoping for bipartisan consensus in trade, taxes, defense.

► broad

· There is therefore the broadest possible political consensus behind the pressures to enforce such a duty to disarm.· I now believe that we needed to build a broader consensus on this important issue before moving forward.

► clear

· The problem is compounded by the lack of clear consensus about the purpose or even the nature of education.· As for its strictly supernatural origins, there is no clear consensus on that either.· Although no clear consensus has emerged from these discussions, one idea in particular has acquired a sizeable following.· There is no clear consensus about how fast or slowly dinosaurs moved.

► general

· The general consensus is that few horses should be inconvenienced by the ground.· The general consensus is the show was a complete snooze, a letdown that garnered huge ratings and little else.· Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7.· I think there is general consensus to change the welfare system; and that abuses should not be tolerated.· There is a general consensus that psychological processes are a function of the whole brain, not of its constituent parts.· In recent years, however, a general consensus has been reached that movies and television must have some influence on behavior.· But the odds being quoted reflect the general consensus that it is a three-horse race between Donegal, Derry and Down.· The general consensus is that worker influence on these boards has been limited.

► growing

· After Kingman there was a growing consensus that some kind of explicit knowledge about language was necessary for both teachers and pupils.

► international

· The international consensus seems to be that any return will be only to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.· Its co-operation has been crucial to the international consensus legitimising the war.

► little

· Regarding the desirable extent of redistribution, there is little consensus.· There is little consensus among candidates and voters on what the term means.· There is, however, little consensus about the direction of these biases.· Prumm also provides ample evidence for saying that there is little consensus concerning the nature or existence of Orphism.

► moral

· Breakdown of the moral consensus and social cohesion is rife.

► national

· Thus the Republic emerged from its early traumas with a fragmented political culture and no national consensus.· By the early 1970s, the national welfare consensus that had prevailed since World War Il was under attack.· Labour needs serious proof of a national consensus.· Fundamental and irreversible changes ought only to be imposed, if at all, in the light of an unmistakable national consensus.· The bombing spawned a rare moment of national consensus and healing.· By the beginning of 1946 the national consensus that he had presided over at the liberation was visibly disintegrating.· She is demanding a government of national consensus, leading to an election run by an independent election commission.

► new

· Even though the demonstrations were unable to stop the war, they laid the foundation for a new consensus.· The outlines of a new post-Thatcherite consensus begin to be visible.· There is a new consensus that purely physical developments based on property-led solutions are not enough.· Only better public transport, according to the new consensus, can save the city centres from the threat of gridlock.· A new political consensus had emerged, with the promise of a social revolution.· For all the talk about a new consensus and a new realism, however, a number of issues remain open.

► political

· Be that as it may, there now exists a political consensus in favour of the complete monetary integration of the Community.· Political campaigns were financed by such groups, and political consensus was brokered between such organizations.· There was no political consensus about broadcasting.· There seemed to be no clear path to success, and there was no political consensus about what to do.· But almost every deviation from the pro-corporate political consensus has been stamped out.· There is therefore the broadest possible political consensus behind the pressures to enforce such a duty to disarm.· A decade after unification it became clear that no political consensus had emerged about the state and society.· The great change after 1945 has been the establishment of a political consensus.

► scientific

· Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus supporting the existence of global warming, the media often portray it as a controversial scientific debate.· Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace.· In the first place, it's uncommon to discover such overwhelming scientific consensus on such a controversial set of issues.· I hope that this book provides others with insights, thereby enabling a scientific consensus to emerge.

► social

· Some scholars define crime as deviance from a social consensus of permitted behaviour.· Politicians were not prepared to risk the fragile social consensus by allowing troubled firms to go to the wall.

► strong

· A strong consensus among brokers may now signify risk, not safety.· This discussion concentrates on implications based on strong consensus emerging from our small sample.

NOUN► estimate

· A First Call consensus estimate based on a survey of four analysts was 42 cents for the Columbus, Ohio, company.· First Call listed a consensus estimate of 39 cents for the single-family home builder.· The consensus estimate is $ 1. 25 a share.· The results exactly met analysts' consensus estimate, according to First Call.

► politics

· The consensus politics of the post-1945 period in which so many of our demands were rooted is no more.· The erosion of consensus politics overtook local government as it did many other areas of public life.· It was the most important disavowal consensus politics in recent history.· The practice of consensus politics has meant no determined action against inequalities by any Labour government.

► sequence

· All three of these start positions agree well with Kozak's consensus sequence.

► view

· Contrary to the Minister's partisan approach, I want to begin by taking a consensus view.· The consensus view seems to be that he probably did not.· There is unlikely to be a consensus view amongst the parents or even in the staff room about standards in these matters.· Until the major reinterpretation by E.P. Thompson in 1963, a consensus view of Luddism prevailed among historians.· Unfortunately a consensus view has yet to emerge on this question.· In time the consensus view is seen to have emerged.

VERB► achieve

· In the long term, we want to see a united Ireland achieved by consensus and without violence.· Once again, they underestimated the amount of time required for achieving consensus.· Johnson would often move in contradictory directions, yet he would usually achieve consensus.· In fact, very little about chronic fatigue syndrome has achieved medical consensus, not even the name.· Then you achieve consensus that the illegal traffic in marijuana, cocaine and heroin, principally, creates its own trillion-dollar economy.

► agree

· It must be the case that the norms of these variable states are agreed on by internal consensus in the communities concerned.

► based

· This discussion concentrates on implications based on strong consensus emerging from our small sample.· Our country is based on consensus.· Mr Chirac explained that by tradition defence bills are based on a cross-party consensus.· Many people believe that organisations should become non-hierarchical and be based on group and consensus decision-making.

► build

· This, in turn, requires more significant technical and conceptual changes, which take more planning time in order to build consensus.· Porras found an astute ally in newly elected President Alvaro Arzu, a pragmatic businessman with an instinct for building consensus.· By temperament Mr Putin always seeks to build consensus.· I now believe that we needed to build a broader consensus on this important issue before moving forward.· Labour has failed to build a popular consensus around educational reform and was trumped by Ashdown's penny on income tax.· This gives the organization time to absorb the idea, to build consensus and to reduce resistance.

► grow

· But there is a growing consensus that there is no quick, painless or cheap way out of the morass.

► reach

· At least five local law societies found it difficult to reach a consensus amongst their members on the matter.· After discussing several alternatives, the team reaches consensus on a plan of action.· Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7.· Various group decision-making methods can be used to reach consensus.· Our impressions are of a team in which decisions are reached by consensus and with the minimum of tension.· These decisions would thus come within the competence of the Council of Ministers, to be reached by consensus.· The group itself must get together and reach such decisions by consensus.

► reflect

· But the odds being quoted reflect the general consensus that it is a three-horse race between Donegal, Derry and Down.· But it reflects the astronomical consensus of what probably did happen.

► seek

· By temperament Mr Putin always seeks to build consensus.· Ministers were right to seek a consensus, but have dallied too long already.

单词	consensus
释义	consensuscon‧sen‧sus /kənˈsensəs/ ●○○ AWL noun [singular, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINconsensus Origin: 1600-1700 Latin from the past participle of consentire; ➔ CONSENT2 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons. The consensus of opinion seems to be that the Prime Minister should resign. The delegates will continue to meet until a consensus is reached. There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault. There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be. There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Analysts surveyed by First Call / Thomson Financial had forecast a consensus 59 cents per share. At the local level it was expressed by a shared set of values and policies, operating within a welfare state consensus. I am convinced, having talked to the groups, that a consensus could have been reached. Like other scientists, obesity researchers are supposed to work by a process of consensus. Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7. The consensus politics of the post-1945 period in which so many of our demands were rooted is no more. The consensus was to discontinue the march against General Paredes in Guadalajara and to attack the capital immediately. They all have the reputation of being consensus politicians. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen people have the same opinion about something► agreement a situation in which two or more people, groups etc have the same opinion about something: agreement that: · There is general agreement among doctors that pregnant women should not smoke.agreement on: · Officials said there was widespread agreement on the need to promote growth by cutting government spending.in agreement: · Tara nodded her head in agreement. ► consensus general agreement among most of the people in a group, especially an official group that makes important decisions: consensus on/about: · There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be.consensus of opinion: · The consensus of opinion seems to be that the Prime Minister should resign.reach a consensus (=achieve agreement): · The delegates will continue to meet until a consensus is reached. ► unanimous if a group of people is unanimous , they all have the same opinion about something, especially about what should be done or who should be chosen or elected: · The decision of the committee was unanimous.unanimous agreement/choice/decision/vote etc: · Mr Harada was elected by a unanimous vote.· Ryan needed unanimous agreement to bring his proposal up for a vote. what most people think about something► public opinion/popular opinion what most of the people of a country think about a particular subject, idea, or problem: · Responding to public opinion, the government introduced new controls on guns.· Popular opinion is quite easily swayed by the media.· Public opinion should not influence every policy decision.· The shooting of an intruder by a farmer has sharply divided popular opinion. ► consensus a basic opinion with which most of the people in a particular group agree in a general way: · Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons.consensus that: · There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.consensus of opinion: · There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault. ► majority view what most of the people in a group or a society think about something: · The majority view seems to be that we need more police officers on local streets.· The mayor was quick to point out that the racist group did not represent a majority view in the community. WORD SETS► Politics adversarial, adjectiveamnesty, nounanarchism, nounanarchist, nounanticlerical, adjectivearms control, nounbigot, nounbigoted, adjectivebigotry, nounbilateral, adjectiveBlimp, nouncarpetbagger, nouncaucus, nounchancellor, nouncoalition, nounconsensus, nounconstituency, nounconstitutionalism, nounconsumerism, nouncredo, noundemagogue, noundestabilize, verbdétente, noundisorder, noundissent, noundivine right, nounferment, nounfirebrand, noungerrymandering, nounheartland, nounhonours list, nouninterventionist, adjectiveisolationism, nounliberal, adjectiveliberal, nounliberalism, nounlobby, nounlobby, verbMaoism, nounnationalistic, adjective-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixopinion-makers, nounopinion poll, nounpersonality cult, nounpetition, nounphoto opportunity, nounplacard, nounplatform, nounpolitical, adjectivepolitical asylum, nounpolitical geography, nounpolitical machine, nounpopulist, adjectivepork barrel, nounprivilege, nounpropaganda, nounrealpolitik, nounrevolution, nounsoapbox, nounsound bite, nounstump, verbsubversive, adjectivesubvert, verbwar of words, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► reach a consensus (also arrive at a consensus)· The committee found that it was unable to reach a consensus. ► achieve a consensus · Will further talks achieve a consensus on the UN peace plan? ► build a consensus (=gradually achieve a consensus)· Canada worked on building a consensus among national governments. ► a consensus emerges (=is reached after talking about something)· No consensus emerged from these discussions. adjectives► national/international consensus · There was no international consensus on how to deal with the situation. ► political/scientific etc consensus · The scientific consensus is that global warming is already occurring. ► general consensus · Most decisions are reached by general consensus. ► broad consensus (=general)· There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you. ► clear consensus (=one that people agree on and understand)· There was no clear consensus about the future direction of the company. ► growing consensus (=one that more people are agreeing on)· The growing consensus is that we should focus on economic efficiency. ► strong consensus · There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership. phrases► a consensus of opinion · There are still areas where no consensus of opinion has been reached. ► a lack of consensus · Nothing was done because of a lack of consensus on the matter. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► reach agreement/consensus (=agree about something)· The experts seem unable to reach consensus on this point. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► apparent · The Government's commitment to a positive reform of the law will weaken in view of the apparent lack of consensus.· But this shift was also brought about by an apparent consensus about education in the country as a whole.· However, despite the apparent consensus, there were notable differences in style, presentation and treatment where these values were concerned.· There is no apparent consensus about their optimum position within the organisation. ► bipartisan · Clinton, who will officially address the governors Tuesday, said he hoped to reach bipartisan consensus, particularly on Medicaid.· He previewed the coming Congress, hoping for bipartisan consensus in trade, taxes, defense. ► broad · There is therefore the broadest possible political consensus behind the pressures to enforce such a duty to disarm.· I now believe that we needed to build a broader consensus on this important issue before moving forward. ► clear · The problem is compounded by the lack of clear consensus about the purpose or even the nature of education.· As for its strictly supernatural origins, there is no clear consensus on that either.· Although no clear consensus has emerged from these discussions, one idea in particular has acquired a sizeable following.· There is no clear consensus about how fast or slowly dinosaurs moved. ► general · The general consensus is that few horses should be inconvenienced by the ground.· The general consensus is the show was a complete snooze, a letdown that garnered huge ratings and little else.· Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7.· I think there is general consensus to change the welfare system; and that abuses should not be tolerated.· There is a general consensus that psychological processes are a function of the whole brain, not of its constituent parts.· In recent years, however, a general consensus has been reached that movies and television must have some influence on behavior.· But the odds being quoted reflect the general consensus that it is a three-horse race between Donegal, Derry and Down.· The general consensus is that worker influence on these boards has been limited. ► growing · After Kingman there was a growing consensus that some kind of explicit knowledge about language was necessary for both teachers and pupils. ► international · The international consensus seems to be that any return will be only to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.· Its co-operation has been crucial to the international consensus legitimising the war. ► little · Regarding the desirable extent of redistribution, there is little consensus.· There is little consensus among candidates and voters on what the term means.· There is, however, little consensus about the direction of these biases.· Prumm also provides ample evidence for saying that there is little consensus concerning the nature or existence of Orphism. ► moral · Breakdown of the moral consensus and social cohesion is rife. ► national · Thus the Republic emerged from its early traumas with a fragmented political culture and no national consensus.· By the early 1970s, the national welfare consensus that had prevailed since World War Il was under attack.· Labour needs serious proof of a national consensus.· Fundamental and irreversible changes ought only to be imposed, if at all, in the light of an unmistakable national consensus.· The bombing spawned a rare moment of national consensus and healing.· By the beginning of 1946 the national consensus that he had presided over at the liberation was visibly disintegrating.· She is demanding a government of national consensus, leading to an election run by an independent election commission. ► new · Even though the demonstrations were unable to stop the war, they laid the foundation for a new consensus.· The outlines of a new post-Thatcherite consensus begin to be visible.· There is a new consensus that purely physical developments based on property-led solutions are not enough.· Only better public transport, according to the new consensus, can save the city centres from the threat of gridlock.· A new political consensus had emerged, with the promise of a social revolution.· For all the talk about a new consensus and a new realism, however, a number of issues remain open. ► political · Be that as it may, there now exists a political consensus in favour of the complete monetary integration of the Community.· Political campaigns were financed by such groups, and political consensus was brokered between such organizations.· There was no political consensus about broadcasting.· There seemed to be no clear path to success, and there was no political consensus about what to do.· But almost every deviation from the pro-corporate political consensus has been stamped out.· There is therefore the broadest possible political consensus behind the pressures to enforce such a duty to disarm.· A decade after unification it became clear that no political consensus had emerged about the state and society.· The great change after 1945 has been the establishment of a political consensus. ► scientific · Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus supporting the existence of global warming, the media often portray it as a controversial scientific debate.· Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace.· In the first place, it's uncommon to discover such overwhelming scientific consensus on such a controversial set of issues.· I hope that this book provides others with insights, thereby enabling a scientific consensus to emerge. ► social · Some scholars define crime as deviance from a social consensus of permitted behaviour.· Politicians were not prepared to risk the fragile social consensus by allowing troubled firms to go to the wall. ► strong · A strong consensus among brokers may now signify risk, not safety.· This discussion concentrates on implications based on strong consensus emerging from our small sample. NOUN► estimate · A First Call consensus estimate based on a survey of four analysts was 42 cents for the Columbus, Ohio, company.· First Call listed a consensus estimate of 39 cents for the single-family home builder.· The consensus estimate is $ 1. 25 a share.· The results exactly met analysts' consensus estimate, according to First Call. ► politics · The consensus politics of the post-1945 period in which so many of our demands were rooted is no more.· The erosion of consensus politics overtook local government as it did many other areas of public life.· It was the most important disavowal consensus politics in recent history.· The practice of consensus politics has meant no determined action against inequalities by any Labour government. ► sequence · All three of these start positions agree well with Kozak's consensus sequence. ► view · Contrary to the Minister's partisan approach, I want to begin by taking a consensus view.· The consensus view seems to be that he probably did not.· There is unlikely to be a consensus view amongst the parents or even in the staff room about standards in these matters.· Until the major reinterpretation by E.P. Thompson in 1963, a consensus view of Luddism prevailed among historians.· Unfortunately a consensus view has yet to emerge on this question.· In time the consensus view is seen to have emerged. VERB► achieve · In the long term, we want to see a united Ireland achieved by consensus and without violence.· Once again, they underestimated the amount of time required for achieving consensus.· Johnson would often move in contradictory directions, yet he would usually achieve consensus.· In fact, very little about chronic fatigue syndrome has achieved medical consensus, not even the name.· Then you achieve consensus that the illegal traffic in marijuana, cocaine and heroin, principally, creates its own trillion-dollar economy. ► agree · It must be the case that the norms of these variable states are agreed on by internal consensus in the communities concerned. ► based · This discussion concentrates on implications based on strong consensus emerging from our small sample.· Our country is based on consensus.· Mr Chirac explained that by tradition defence bills are based on a cross-party consensus.· Many people believe that organisations should become non-hierarchical and be based on group and consensus decision-making. ► build · This, in turn, requires more significant technical and conceptual changes, which take more planning time in order to build consensus.· Porras found an astute ally in newly elected President Alvaro Arzu, a pragmatic businessman with an instinct for building consensus.· By temperament Mr Putin always seeks to build consensus.· I now believe that we needed to build a broader consensus on this important issue before moving forward.· Labour has failed to build a popular consensus around educational reform and was trumped by Ashdown's penny on income tax.· This gives the organization time to absorb the idea, to build consensus and to reduce resistance. ► grow · But there is a growing consensus that there is no quick, painless or cheap way out of the morass. ► reach · At least five local law societies found it difficult to reach a consensus amongst their members on the matter.· After discussing several alternatives, the team reaches consensus on a plan of action.· Most decisions are reached by general consensus with a minimum of formal voting. 7.· Various group decision-making methods can be used to reach consensus.· Our impressions are of a team in which decisions are reached by consensus and with the minimum of tension.· These decisions would thus come within the competence of the Council of Ministers, to be reached by consensus.· The group itself must get together and reach such decisions by consensus. ► reflect · But the odds being quoted reflect the general consensus that it is a three-horse race between Donegal, Derry and Down.· But it reflects the astronomical consensus of what probably did happen. ► seek · By temperament Mr Putin always seeks to build consensus.· Ministers were right to seek a consensus, but have dallied too long already. an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts SYN agreementconsensus on/about a lack of consensus about the aims of the projectconsensus that There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world. The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration. the current consensus of opinion The general consensus was that technology was a good thing. the consensus politics of the fiftiesCOLLOCATIONSverbsreach a consensus (also arrive at a consensus)· The committee found that it was unable to reach a consensus.achieve a consensus· Will further talks achieve a consensus on the UN peace plan?build a consensus (=gradually achieve a consensus)· Canada worked on building a consensus among national governments.a consensus emerges (=is reached after talking about something)· No consensus emerged from these discussions.adjectivesnational/international consensus· There was no international consensus on how to deal with the situation.political/scientific etc consensus· The scientific consensus is that global warming is already occurring.general consensus· Most decisions are reached by general consensus.broad consensus (=general)· There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you.clear consensus (=one that people agree on and understand)· There was no clear consensus about the future direction of the company.growing consensus (=one that more people are agreeing on)· The growing consensus is that we should focus on economic efficiency.strong consensus· There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership.phrasesa consensus of opinion· There are still areas where no consensus of opinion has been reached.a lack of consensus· Nothing was done because of a lack of consensus on the matter.
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