consensus vs wager

consensus

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

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

  • Average projected value. 

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

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

wager

noun
  • A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event. 

  • Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge. 

  • An offer to make oath. 

  • That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet. 

verb
  • To suppose; to dare say. 

  • To bet something; to put it up as collateral. 

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