common consent

common consent
index agreement (concurrence), cartel, consensus

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  • Common consent — For LDS themed blog, see By Common Consent. Common consent is a democratic principle established by the Latter Day Saint movement s founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., who taught in 1830 that all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the …   Wikipedia

  • common consent arguments — An argument that since something is commonly supposed to be so, then it is so. Clearly invalid in general (e.g. it might commonly be supposed that the earth is flat, when it is not), but more compelling in special cases. For example if a society… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • common consent — mutual agreement, reciprocal agreement …   English contemporary dictionary

  • consent — con‧sent [kənˈsent] noun [uncountable] 1. permission to do something, especially by someone who has authority or responsibility: • He took the car without the owner s consent. • The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two… …   Financial and business terms

  • consent — [kən sent′] vi. [ME consenten < OFr consentir < L consentire < com , with + sentire, to feel: see SENSE] 1. a) to agree (to do something) b) to willingly engage in a sexual act: often in the phrase consenting adult c) to give permission …   English World dictionary

  • consent — [[t]kənse̱nt[/t]] consents, consenting, consented 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it. [FORMAL] At approximately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search... Can …   English dictionary

  • consent — I UK [kənˈsent] / US noun [uncountable] ** permission to do something with/without someone s consent: He entered the building without the owner s consent. consent of: You cannot go on school trips without the written consent of your parents.… …   English dictionary

  • consent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ common, general, mutual, unanimous ▪ By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • consent — con|sent1 [ kən sent ] noun uncount ** permission to do something: with/without someone s consent: He entered the building without the owner s consent. consent of: You cannot go on school trips without the written consent of your parents. consent …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • consent — 1 noun (U) 1 permission to do something especially by someone in authority or by someone who is responsible for something: without sb s consent: He took the car without the owner s consent. | give your consent (=allow something to happen) see… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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