consensus.
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
Meaning & usage
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
reach consensus
After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.
Average projected value.
a financial consensus forecast
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.
Try it on your idea.
consensus has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.