consensus

consenso, accordo generale

Accordo condiviso dalla maggioranza o da tutti i membri di un gruppo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: agreement

Contrari: disagreement

Espressioni comuni: reach a consensus, broad consensus, consensus on something

decisione per consenso

Metodo per decidere in gruppo cercando un ampio accordo e risolvendo le obiezioni, anziché limitarsi a contare i voti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: by consensus (The group makes decisions by consensus.)

Sinonimi: consensus decision-making

Espressioni comuni: by consensus, consensus decision making, consensus process

stima di consenso, previsione media

Media delle previsioni di vari esperti, soprattutto sull’economia o sui risultati delle imprese.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: average forecast, average estimate

Espressioni comuni: consensus forecast, consensus estimate, above consensus