Consent and Consensus

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Consent noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Consensus is a synonym for consent in acquiescence topic. In some cases you can use "Consensus" instead a noun "Consent". popular alternative

Nearby Words: consented, consenting

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

Usage example: finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised

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Consent is a synonym for consensus in agreement topic. You can use "Consent" instead a noun "Consensus", if it concerns topics such as acquiescence, general agreement. popular alternative

Nearby Word: consensual

good	good consent	good consensus
full	full consent	full consensus
clear	clear consent	clear consensus
common	common consent	common consensus
Other adjectives: public, total, popular, definite, little, universal, former, unspoken, mutual, unanimous, retrospective.

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