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consensusOne entry found. Main Entry: con·sen·sus Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsen(t)-səs\ Function: noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, from consentire Date: 1843 1 a : general agreement : unanimity <the consensus of their opinion, based on reports…from the border — John Hersey> b : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned <the consensus was to go ahead> usage The phrase consensus of opinion, which is not actually redundant (see sense 1a; the sense that takes the phrase is slightly older), has been so often claimed to be a redundancy that many writers avoid it. You are safe in using consensus alone when it is clear you mean consensus of opinion, and most writers in fact do so.
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