consensus

What it means

1. countableuncountableA process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
2. countableuncountableGeneral agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

   reach consensus

   1 more example

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

3. countableuncountablecomputingAn agreement on some data value that is needed during computation.

In a sentence

reach consensus

Where it comes from

1. Latincōnsēnsus“agreement, accordance, unanimity”
2. Englishconsensus

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus (“agreement, accordance, unanimity”), from cōnsentiō (“feel together; agree”); see consent.