Word of the day! ------------------- Consensus con‧sen‧sus AC / kənsensəs / noun [ singular, uncountable ] an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts SYN agreement consensus on/about Eg: a lack of consensus about the aims of the project consensus that Eg: There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world. Eg: The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration. Eg: the current consensus of opinion Eg: The general consensus was that technology was a good thing. the consensus politics of the fifties COLLOCATIONS: ------------------- verbs ------ a. reach a consensus ( also arrive at a consensus ): Eg: The committee found that it was unable to reach a consensus. b. achieve a consensus: Eg: Will further talks achieve a consensus on the UN peace plan? c. build a consensus (= gradually achieve a consensus ): Eg: Canada worked on building a consensus among national governments. d. a consensus emerges (= is reached after talking about something ): Eg: No consensus emerged from these discussions. adjectives ------------ a. national/international consensus: Eg: There was no international consensus on how to deal with the situation. b. political/scientific etc consensus: Eg: The scientific consensus is that global warming is already occurring. c. general consensusL Eg: Most decisions are reached by general consensus. d. broad consensus (= general ): Eg: There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you. e. clear consensus (= one that people agree on and understand ): Eg: There was no clear consensus about the future direction of the company. f. growing consensus (= one that more people are agreeing on ): Eg: The growing consensus is that we should focus on economic efficiency. g. strong consensus: Eg: There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership. phrases --------- a. a consensus of opinion Eg: There are still areas where no consensus of opinion has been reached. b. a lack of consensus: Eg: Nothing was done because of a lack of consensus on the matter.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 03:16:57 +0000
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