reach a consensus

idiom

: to come to an agreement

Scientists have not reached a consensus on the cause of the disease.

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For months, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviewed the deal with Nippon Steel for national security risks but failed to reach a consensus and referred the decision to Biden in December. —

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 Lebanon's members of parliament had failed in 12 previous rounds of voting to reach a consensus on a president, leaving the presidency vacant since former President Michel Aoun stepped down in October 2022. —

Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025 President Joe Biden blocked the deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel on Friday, citing national security concerns after a key business-review panel failed to reach a consensus on whether the acquisition posed any risks. —

Steve Kopack, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 The decision was referred to Biden on Dec. 23 after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States failed to reach a consensus. —

Kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reach a consensus

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