consensus conference

noun

A kind of citizens' assembly, most common in Denmark (where it originated in the 1980s), to allow policymakers to take into account the opinions of the public.

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Meanings

nounconsensus conference (plural consensus conferences)

plural consensus conferences

  1. governmentA kind of citizens' assembly, most common in Denmark (where it originated in the 1980s), to allow policymakers to take into account the opinions of the public.
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