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pseudoconsensus

pseudoconsensus noun: apparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.

Noun

pseudoconsensus (uncountable)

  1. Apparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.
    • Today, however, the pseudoconsensus of “leave as soon as we are able, stay as long as we must” rests not on a strategy but on its very opposite: a dodge.2008 January 13, Noah Feldman, “Vanishing Act”, in New York Times

Origin of pseudoconsensus

From pseudo- + consensus.

Questions about pseudoconsensus

What does pseudoconsensus mean?
Pseudoconsensus means apparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.
What part of speech is pseudoconsensus?
Pseudoconsensus is a noun.

Words near pseudoconsensus in the dictionary

  1. pseudoconopea
  2. pseudoconopeum
  3. pseudoconscience
  4. pseudoconscious
  5. pseudoconsciousness
  6. pseudoconsensus
  7. pseudoconservative
  8. pseudocontact
  9. pseudocontacts
  10. pseudocontiguous
  11. pseudocontinent

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