consensual
adjective/kənˈsenʃuəl/
/kənˈsenʃuəl/
(formal)- that people in general agree with
- a consensual approach
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- (of an activity) which the people taking part have agreed to
- consensual sex
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin consensus ‘agreement’ (from consens- ‘felt together, agreed’, from the verb consentire) + -al.
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