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Consensus (Political Science)
A decision-making process in which, ideally, all group members are in agreement with the outcome. The most common type of consensus model of government is a democracy, which requires a numerical majority in governance. The word consensus is derived from the Latin cum (with) and sentire (to feel).
10.4135/9781412972024.n505
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