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单词 consensus
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consensus

noun
 OPAL W
/kənˈsensəs/
/kənˈsensəs/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. an opinion that all members of a group agree with
    • consensus (about/on something) She is skilled at achieving consensus on sensitive issues.
    • There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.
    • an attempt to reach a consensus
    • There now exists a broad political consensus in favour of economic reform.
    • consensus politics (= that people in general agree with)
    • consensus (among somebody) (about/on something) There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
    • consensus that… There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected.
    • by consensus They have always governed by consensus.
    Extra Examples
    • A general consensus on the problem is beginning to emerge.
    • Computer science has reached a rough consensus on this issue.
    • He was the first to break the consensus and criticize the proposal.
    • It is difficult to reach a consensus about electoral reform.
    • No clear consensus exists over the next stage of the plan.
    • Over time a consensus formed.
    • That seems to be the prevailing consensus.
    • The agency helped develop a consensus on conservation.
    • The general consensus of opinion is that a high-fat diet is bad for you.
    • The measures represented a consensus that people and the environment must be protected from the excesses of the market.
    • The scientific consensus is that failure to take action could lead to widespread droughts.
    • The war broke the broad consensus of liberals.
    • The world's scientists have reached a nearly unanimous consensus that the surface of the Earth is warming as a result of human activities.
    • There are guidelines in a 2007 consensus statement from the Institute.
    • There are signs that the consensus is breaking down.
    • There is a bipartisan consensus against the legalization of drugs.
    • There is no scholarly consensus on how these terms are defined.
    • These standards represent expert consensus on generally accepted social scientific standards for research on child development.
    • This is not consensus opinion yet.
    • a magazine attempting to build a consensus about sustainable science
    • a universal consensus about the problems of the exchange rate system
    • citizens who work together to forge consensus regarding important public safety issues
    • no consensus among the members
    • the current consensus about AIDS in Africa
    • the general consensus within the criminal justice system
    • the liberal consensus represented by President Johnson's landslide victory in 1964
    • I am a great believer in consensus politics.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc1, Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • clear
    • common
    … of consensus
    • degree
    • level
    verb + consensus
    • achieve
    • arrive at
    • reach
    consensus + verb
    • exist
    • emerge
    • form
    consensus + noun
    • opinion
    • view
    • statement
    preposition
    • by consensus
    • consensus  about
    • consensus  on
    phrases
    • a consensus of opinion
    • a lack of consensus
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘agreement’, from consens- ‘agreed’, from the verb consentire.
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