consensus
US: /kənˈsɛnsəs/
UK: /kənsˈɛnsəs/
UK: /kənsˈɛnsəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
consensus /kən'sensəs/
- danh từ
- sự đồng lòng, sự đồng tâm, sự nhất trí
- consensus of opinion: sự nhất trí ý kiến
- (sinh vật học) sự liên ứng
- sự đồng lòng, sự đồng tâm, sự nhất trí
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[sing., U] ~ (among sb)
~ (about sth)
~ (that ...) an opinion that all members of a group agree with: There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools. + There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected. + There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue. + an attempt to reach a consensus + She is skilled at achieving consensus on sensitive issues. + There now exists a broad political consensus in favour of economic reform. + consensus politics (= which people in general agree with)
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
broad, clear, common, general, overwhelming, strong | emerging, growing | tacit, unspoken | international, national | political, social
QUANT.
degree, level
VERB + CONSENSUS
achieve, arrive at, reach | break
He was the first to break the consensus and criticize the proposal.
CONSENSUS + VERB
exist
No clear consensus exists over the next stage of the scheme.
| emerge
A general consensus on the problem is beginning to emerge.
CONSENSUS + NOUN
view
PREP.
by ~
They have always governed by consensus.
| ~ about/on/over
It is difficult to reach a consensus about electoral reform.
| ~ among/between
no consensus among the members
PHRASES
a consensus of opinion
The general consensus of opinion is that a high-fat diet is bad for you.
| a lack of consensus
Concise English dictionary
consensuseskən'sensəs
noun
+agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
