Consensus vs Controversy - What's the difference?
consensus | controversy |
A process of that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.
A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool
, work=BBC Sport
As nouns the difference between consensus and controversy
is that consensus is a process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members while controversy is a debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.consensus
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(wikipedia consensus)Noun
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(wikipedia controversy)Noun
(controversies)citation, page= , passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}}