consensus
kun-SEN-susnounMeaning general agreement among a group
Memory hook CON-SENSE-us: we all SENSE the same. The class votes on a name for the new bunny, and almost every hand goes up for “Clover.” When nearly everyone senses the same, the group has a consensus.
After a long debate, the club reached a consensus: pizza on Fridays.
In context The scientists had argued for years, but a consensus slowly formed: nearly all of them came to accept that the bones belonged to a new species.
Similar agreement, accord, harmony, unity
Opposite disagreement, dissent, discord
From Latin consensus, “agreement,” from consentire: con (together) + sentire (to feel, to think).