genuine consensus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenuineandconsensus
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genuine
adjective
uk/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears ...
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consensus
noun[S or U]
uk/kənˈsen.səs/us/kənˈsen.səs/
a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group ...
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(Definition ofgenuineandconsensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Agenuineconsensusmust not assume that everyone is the same.
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There is agenuineconsensuson the importance to the future of our industry of a sensible and sane fishing agreement.
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It is because of previous failures that there has been a failure to arrive atgenuineconsensus.
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No one disputed the necessity of agenuineconsensus.
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For example, we mean local courts, and there has beengenuineconsensuson that.
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For the first time there isgenuineconsensusamong rich and poor countries that poverty is the world's problem.
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In that sense therefore there is nothing we would welcome more than a move towards agenuineconsensus.
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I cannot conceive of rejecting the board's proposals if they reflect agenuineconsensuswithin it and are capable of receiving community-wide support in the new police service.
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In this instance, we have seengenuineconsensusacross all parties, which desire legislation to be tightened periodically, whenever there is an opportunity to do so, to protect children.
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The onlygenuineconsensusamong well-informed scientists on this topic is that the cause of the difference remains an open question.
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