Definition of consensual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

consensual

adjective

/kənˈsenʃuəl/

(formal)

that people in general agree with
- a consensual approach
Topics Discussion and agreementc2

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(of an activity) which the people taking part have agreed to
- consensual sex
Topics Discussion and agreementc2

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin consensus ‘agreement’ (from consens- ‘felt together, agreed’, from the verb consentire) + -al.

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