Look up: consensus

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   consensus
   [Noun] Consensus is a general and widespread agreement about something.
   Example: There is a national consensus that the railways are terrible.
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   consensus
   the word means a generally shared agreement. The term is used in particular by Marxist critics of the media, who argue that the media operate to create a consensus in society (or at least an illusion of consensus) that the norms, laws and rules in our society are the only 'right' ones, which any right-thinking member of our society must accept. Thus, for example, those who might operate outside the consensus, such as union 'activists' or 'terrorists' do not normally have their ideas and views presented by the media as if they are 'reasonable'. In order to strengthen the consensus the media periodically whip up moral panics against those deviants ('folk devils') who are deemed to lie outside the central cultural system, e.g. 'welfare scroungers', 'union activists', 'travellers', 'ravers' etc. (See also ideology). -
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   consensus
   [n] - agreement of the majority in sentiment or belief
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   consensus
   general agreement,characterized by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by any important part of the concerned interests and by a process that involves seeking to take into account the views of all parties concerned and to reconcile any conflicting arguments Category: Law • general agreement,characterized by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues...
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   Consensus
   Con·sen'sus noun [ Latin See Consent .] Agreement; accord; consent. « That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion. Tylor. »
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   consensus
   noun agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; `the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions`; `those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus`
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   Consensus
   `Consensus` has two common meanings. One is a general agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision making and follow-up action. The other is as a theory and practice of getting such agreements (for information on the `practice` of achieving formal consensus, `see` `Consensus decision-making`). Achieving consensus requires serious treatment of every group member's considered opini...
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   Consensus
   • (n.) Agreement; accord; consent.
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   consensus
   (from the article `Northeast Indian`) Persuasion was an important skill for leaders because most communities used a consensus model for decision making; issues were discussed until there ... ...sufferings of others and a mandate laid upon the conscience to take action to alleviate that suffering. Such concerns typically are laid before ...
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    consensus
    consensus An agreement or a general opinion. Consensus is an agreement or opinion which should be sound, but not all sound or a general agreement where all men have a perfect right to their opinions, provided they agree with ours; and it’s the result of a group discussion in which, singly, a person can do nothing, but together they can decide that nothing c...
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