Polyglot Dictionary

consensus

/kɔ̃sɛnsys/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les consensus

Meaning

  1. consensus

    A general agreement reached by a group after discussion, even if not every single person is fully convinced — contrast with unanimité, which means literally everyone agrees.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

unanimité

unanimité means every single person agrees, with no dissent at all; consensus is a general agreement reached after discussion, which doesn't require every last person on board.

Practice

1 What does consensus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ministres sont arrivés à un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches consensus?

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