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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
Noun[edit]
consensus (countable and uncountable, 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.
- After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
- (computing) An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
- (attributive) Average projected value.
- a financial consensus forecast
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
general agreement
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Further reading[edit]
- “consensus” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “consensus” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "consensus" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 76.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus or English consensus, itself borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
consensus m (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
consensus m (plural consensus)
Further reading[edit]
- “consensus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”), from con- (“together”) and sentiō (“sense; perceive; feel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈsen.sus/, [kõːˈs̠ẽːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈsen.sus/, [konˈsɛnsus]
Noun[edit]
cōnsēnsus m (genitive cōnsēnsūs); fourth declension
- Consensus, agreement, accordance, unanimity, concord, harmony.
- A plot, conspiracy.
Declension[edit]
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cōnsēnsus | cōnsēnsūs |
Genitive | cōnsēnsūs | cōnsēnsuum |
Dative | cōnsēnsuī | cōnsēnsibus |
Accusative | cōnsēnsum | cōnsēnsūs |
Ablative | cōnsēnsū | cōnsēnsibus |
Vocative | cōnsēnsus | cōnsēnsūs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (concord, agreement): concentus, concordātiō, concordia, concorditās, harmonia, ūnanimitās
- (plot, conspiracy): coitiō, coniūrātiō, cōnsēnsiō, cōnspīrātiō
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cōnsēnsus (feminine cōnsēnsa, neuter cōnsēnsum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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[edit]
- “consensus”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- consensus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], 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
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