general agreement; prevailing opinion; majority view
The consensus among the general public is that the economy is slowly improving.
com (with)#sentire (to perceive, feel) (Latin)
concord, consensus
discord
con + sens + ous. it can be seen as common sense. that is common decision. common aggrement! consensus. consen (consent (means. agrement)+sus. so if sus is chosen as a leader by commen CONSENt.