as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised
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Recent Examples of consensus
Warsh will inherit a Federal Open Market Committee built on consensus, where even major policy shifts typically move deliberately and only after lengthy internal debate.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The leader breaks the long-standing political and moral consensus with unprecedented relentlessness.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Henson attributed Talarico’s strong showing to the lack of consensus in the Republican electorate.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
The lower basin states have submitted an allocation plan for consideration, but there is not yet a consensus plan among all of the states, including the upper basin states, according to White.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The leader breaks the long-standing political and moral consensus with unprecedented relentlessness.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Henson attributed Talarico’s strong showing to the lack of consensus in the Republican electorate.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
The lower basin states have submitted an allocation plan for consideration, but there is not yet a consensus plan among all of the states, including the upper basin states, according to White.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for consensus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire struck in mid-April could end if Iran did not strike a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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This year, however, the band members were clearly in agreement about hitting the road to celebrate Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, albeit in much larger venues than the ones Corgan played on his own.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Getting the pelican-frog duo to perform in unison was a feat of mechanical artistry for the team, not to mention the choreography needed by the puppeteer.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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After a dance break, the class reads a one-page text together in unison for one minute, then students split into pairs to read again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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