consensus · noun
Sens et exemples
Un accord général entre les membres d'un groupe sur une question.
A consensus emerged that the building should be repaired, although opinions differed about how to fund the work.
The committee reached consensus only after every member had been given time to explain their concerns.
We should not mistake silence for consensus when some participants may feel unable to disagree openly.
There was broad consensus on the aim of the project but little agreement about the proposed methods.
Formes
- consensus singular or uncountable noun