Consensus and Debate

Consensus

Consensus noun - The state of being of one opinion about something.

Debate is an antonym for consensus.

Nearby Word: consensual

Debate

Debate noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.
Usage example: there was a great deal of debate over the need for cutting costs by eliminating some programs

Consensus is an antonym for debate.

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

How words are described

full full consensus full debate
common common consensus common debate
public public consensus public debate
current current consensus current debate
Other adjectives: entire, real, little, democratic, new, major, general, political, final, mixed, academic, scientific, scholarly, historical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Only for the student council president Hokuto to inform him that the student council hall is a place for debate and consensus, not an arena pit, and that if he continued with his course of action the council wouldn’t listen to a word he said.
  • Alternate Continuity Granted, some fans do debate what exists where, and there really isn't a clear-clut consensus.
  • Literature / Foundation There is some debate among the Gaians as to whether they should actually preserve the personalities of the dead as well, but the general consensus is that this would not be a good idea.
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