consensus

合意、意見の一致

集団の大部分または全員が同じ意見であること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： agreement

反対語： disagreement

よく使う表現： reach a consensus, broad consensus, consensus on something

合意形成、合意による意思決定

単に票を数えず、反対意見を解消して広い合意を目指す決め方。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： by consensus (The group makes decisions by consensus.)

類義語： consensus decision-making

よく使う表現： by consensus, consensus decision making, consensus process

市場予想、コンセンサス予想

特に経済や企業の業績について、複数の専門家の予想を平均したもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： average forecast, average estimate

よく使う表現： consensus forecast, consensus estimate, above consensus