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consensus

 
 
/kənˈsensəs/ noun [U, no plural]

Definition

when all the people in a group agree about something: to reach a consensus The general consensus is that we should wait and see what happens.
(Definition of consensus noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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