consensus

consenso, acuerdo general

Acuerdo que comparte la mayoría o la totalidad de un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Agreement shared by most or all people in a group.

• We finally reached a consensus.
• There is no consensus on the best solution.
• The consensus among doctors is that regular exercise helps.

Cómo se usa: consensus on/about something (There is broad consensus on the need for change.); consensus among people (A consensus emerged among the researchers.); consensus that… (The consensus is that the plan will work.)

Sinónimos: agreement

Antónimos: disagreement

Expresiones frecuentes: reach a consensus, broad consensus, consensus on something

decisión por consenso

Forma de decidir en grupo buscando un acuerdo amplio y resolviendo objeciones, en vez de limitarse a contar votos.

En inglés sencillo: A way of making group decisions by seeking broad agreement and resolving objections rather than simply counting votes.

• We use consensus to make decisions.
• Consensus gives each member a chance to raise objections.
• The committee adopted a consensus process instead of majority voting.

Cómo se usa: by consensus (The group makes decisions by consensus.)

Sinónimos: consensus decision-making

Expresiones frecuentes: by consensus, consensus decision making, consensus process

previsión de consenso, estimación media

Promedio de las previsiones de varios expertos, sobre todo acerca de la economía o los resultados empresariales.

En inglés sencillo: The average of several experts’ predictions, especially about money or business results.

• Profits were above consensus.
• The consensus forecast puts annual growth at two percent.
• Sales fell short of the analysts’ consensus estimate.

Sinónimos: average forecast, average estimate

Expresiones frecuentes: consensus forecast, consensus estimate, above consensus