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
Operating under Khomeini’s authority, Khamenei operated less as an autonomous political force than as an instrument embedded within a broader clerical and revolutionary consensus.
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Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Strong and redshirt senior guard Azzi Fudd were also both named All-Americans by the WBCA, making both Huskies superstars consensus first-team All-Americans.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Mock Draft Database just assigned the slot and not the team, so perhaps the consensus is a trade of that pick by the Saints?
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
What emerged from the evening wasn’t consensus.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
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Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Strong and redshirt senior guard Azzi Fudd were also both named All-Americans by the WBCA, making both Huskies superstars consensus first-team All-Americans.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Mock Draft Database just assigned the slot and not the team, so perhaps the consensus is a trade of that pick by the Saints?
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
What emerged from the evening wasn’t consensus.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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The agreements — made with Epstein’s Southern Trust Company — were signed by executives of the Swiss bank and de Rothschild.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is citing senior American negotiators and officials as saying chances of an agreement with Iran by tonight's deadline are slim.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The two worked in unison to generate easy offense for New York down the stretch.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then the crowd filled in, carrying the second verse in word-perfect unison.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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