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consensus vs agreement

agreement vs consensus

consensus and agreement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consensus Yes No No No
agreement Yes No No No
As nouns, agreement is a hypernym of consensus; that is, agreement is a word with a broader meaning than consensus:
  • consensus: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
  • agreement: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
Other hypernyms of consensus include accord.
consensus (noun) agreement (noun)
agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole compatibility of observations
the thing arranged or agreed to
the verbal act of agreeing
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
Difference between consensus and agreement

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