Editing Consensus decision-making (section)

==Origin and meaning of term==
The word ''consensus'' is Latin meaning "agreement, accord", derived from ''consentire'' meaning "feel together".<ref>{{Cite web|title=consensus |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/consensus|access-date=2 August 2020|website=Online Etymology Dictionary |language=en}}</ref> A noun, ''consensus'' can represent a generally accepted opinion<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, "[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/consensus Consensus]", accessed 6 March 2021.</ref> &ndash; "general agreement or concord; harmony", "a majority of opinion"<ref>The Random House Dictionary of the English Language (unabridged)], New York, 1967, p. 312</ref> &ndash; or the outcome of a consensus decision-making process.  This article refers to the process ''and'' the outcome (e.g. "to decide ''by'' consensus" and "''a'' consensus was reached").