noun
consensus
kun-SEN-sus/kənˈsensəs/
General agreement among a group.
The committee reaches a consensus on the shared neighborhood plan.
Etymology
“Feeling together” supplies the image behind consensus: people sharing a judgment or opinion. The Latin formation already meant agreement or accord.
In context
and cluster not just people as a whole but but their opinions and so it says you overlap with this group over here and and that's part of that finding consensus or finding agreement
More examples
- There is no consensus among my friends about where to eat.
- The scientific consensus is that smoking causes lung cancer.
- Our book club chooses its next book by consensus.
Forms
consensus · consensuses
Similar words
- unanimity
- Requires everyone to agree, not just broad support.
- compromise
- Involves each side giving something up to reach agreement.
- harmony
- Emphasizes getting along rather than agreeing on a particular issue.