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consensual

adj.
C1 Advanced US //kənˈsɛnsuəɫ// UK //kənsˈɛnsjuːəl// con·sen·su·al

adj. describing something that everyone involved has agreed to. It is often used to talk about legal agreements or physical contact between people.

adj. relating to or involving mutual consent between all parties. Frequently used in legal and ethical contexts to describe voluntary participation in an activity.


SIMPLE

The two companies reached a consensual agreement to merge.

CONTEXTUAL

Legal experts emphasize that any physical contact must be consensual to be considered lawful and ethical.

COMPLEX

The transition to the new management structure was entirely consensual, with every department head signing off on the proposed changes before they were implemented.

Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'remain', or attributively before nouns like 'agreement' or 'encounter'.

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