English-Dutch translations for consensus

• consensus
  Hierover bestaat geen consensus. There is no consensus on this.
  Met hen kan van consensus geen sprake zijn. There can be no consensus here.
  Waar is die consensus op gebaseerd? On what is this consensus based?
• eensgezindheid
  Wat is dat dan voor soort eensgezindheid, meneer de Voorzitter? So, what kind of consensus is it, Mr President?
  Dit bewijst onze eensgezindheid. This indicates that we have a broad consensus.
  Onze commissie heeft ze met grote eensgezindheid goedgekeurd. Our committee approved them by general consensus.
• overeenstemming
  Wellicht kunnen wij hier tot enige overeenstemming komen. Maybe we can reach some consensus here.
  Over deze doelen bestaat grote overeenstemming. There is broad consensus on these goals.
  Het ontbreekt aan overeenstemming en zelfs aan dialoog. What is lacking is consensus, and also dialogue.

Definition of consensus

• A process of w:Group decision-making#Decision-making in social settings|decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members
• Average projected value

Examples

• After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
• a financial consensus forecast

Related words

• consensus sequence
• scientific consensus
• permissive consensus
• rough consensus
• weak consensus