a general agreement
The group reached a consensus to go with option A for the project.
Consensus building is the process by which negotiations happen to come to a collective decision (an agreement) to do something. The word "consensus" derives form the word "consent" which means to "agree to".
The word 'consensus' is a noun; a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; a word for a concept, a word for a thing.
The word "consensus" is a noun and so doesn't have a past tense.
Consensus
Consent is a noun (the consent) and a verb (to consent).
Consistent is an example.
Agreement, consent, unanimity.
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consensus
The word is "consensus".
Samjhauta = Understanding (sometimes consensus or agreed understanding)