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Consensus

Meaning in business english, with examples

/kənˈsensəs/nounCommon term

In business english, consensus means: General agreement among all or most members of a group about a decision or an opinion.

In Turkish: fikir birliği, uzlaşı, ortak karar

How it is used

Common in meetings and decision-making: reach a consensus, build consensus, 'There is a consensus that…'. In consensus-driven company cultures, decisions can take longer but get wider support.

Example sentences

  1. We didn't reach a consensus, so the final decision is with the CEO.

  2. There's a clear consensus in the team that we need a better CRM system.

Common collocations

  • reach a consensus
  • build consensus
  • general consensus
  • consensus on something
  • on the same pageHaving the same understanding of a situation, plan or goal as the other people involved.
  • compromiseAn agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wanted so that both can accept the result. Also used as a verb.
  • chairTo lead a meeting by opening it, following the agenda, giving people turns to speak and keeping time. As a noun, the person who does this.
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.

This word in other fields

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