consensus

In a sentence

Six example sentences with consensus, each labelled with its topic.

• After three days of argument the review panel reached a consensus, and every member signed the recommendation without reservations.

  Science

• The four founders argued about pricing for a month before a consensus emerged that annual billing should launch first.

  Startups

• The coaching staff had no consensus on the starting lineup, so three assistants kept pushing different guards all preseason.

  Basketball

• The committee reached a consensus on the water bill after midnight, with each party giving up one clause it had wanted.

  Politics

• The consensus among forecasters was for slow growth, and the surprise expansion sent everyone back to their models.

  Economics

• The board prefers consensus to votes, so a decision waits until the last doubtful director is willing to sign.

  Business

Found in these word lists

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More Academic words

• unstable
• contradictory
• primary
• appendix
• implication
• colleague
• restriction
• substitution
• competent
• edit
• factor
• anticipated