consensus vs mediate

consensus

verb
  • To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement. 

noun
  • A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members. 

  • Average projected value. 

  • General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. 

  • An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation. 

mediate

verb
  • To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. 

  • To divide into two equal parts. 

  • To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey. 

  • To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement. 

  • To act as a spiritualistic medium. 

adj
  • Gained or effected by a medium or condition. 

  • Acting through a mediating agency, indirect. 

  • Intermediate between extremes. 

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