concurrence

noun

con·​cur·​rence kən-ˈkər-ən(t)s 

-ˈkə-rən(t)s,

kän-

1

a

: agreement or union in action : cooperation

b(1)

: agreement in opinion or design

(2)

: consent

obtained the written concurrence of the attorney general

2

: a coincidence of equal powers in law

3

a

: the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances

The concurrence of heavy rain and strong winds delayed the plane's departure.

b

: the meeting of concurrent lines in a point

Synonyms

• coexistence
• coincidence
• concurrency

Examples of concurrence in a Sentence

the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious

looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference

Recent Examples on the Web

Key dates for the rest of the legislative session March 27 & 28: Deadline for concurrence, when House bills must get the agreement of the Senate and vice versa in order to pass March 29 - April 9: Veto period. —Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024

Barrett, despite sharing the liberals’ reservations about Congress’s power, offers what reads as an admonishment of their concurrence. —Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024

The first line of the concurrence appeared to be intended to needle Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who was probably a principal author of the unsigned majority opinion. —Adam Liptak, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024

The 31-10 Senate vote sends the bill back to the House for concurrence on amendments. —Morgan Lee, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024

The three liberal Justices reportedly square-pegged a partial dissent into a bitter, for-the-good-of-the-country concurrence with the six conservatives, to reverse the lower court. —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024

In 2019, the First District Appellate Court upheld a Contra Costa conviction where the prosecutor dismissed every Black person from the jury pool, even though one of the justices wrote in a fiery concurrence that the case demonstrated the need for legislative changes. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

Parker’s concurrence would likely not exist without the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 2022 case of Kennedy v. Bremerton. —Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2024

The Justices would circulate draft opinions, concurrences, and dissents, trying to get one another to sign on. —E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "concentration," borrowed from Medieval Latin concurrentia "coming together, simultaneous occurrence," noun derivative of Latin concurrent-, concurrens "running together, concurrent"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Kids Definition

concurrence

noun

con·​cur·​rence kən-ˈkər-ən(t)s 

-ˈkə-rən(t)s,

kän-

1

: agreement in action, opinion, or intent : cooperation

2

: consent entry 2

3

: a coming together : conjunction

Legal Definition

concurrence

noun

con·​cur·​rence kən-ˈkər-əns 

1

: the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances

2

: an agreement in judgment

specifically : a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court