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means A general agreement reached by a group, typically after everyone has worn each other down to a position they can tolerate.

from From Latin consensus, 'agreement,' itself from consentire — com- ('together') plus sentire ('to feel'). So at its root, consensus just means a shared feeling, everyone sensing the same way at once. The irony is that the word once implied genuine harmony of feeling, while its modern life is mostly spent describing the negotiated truce that arrives after feelings have clashed and compromised.