consensus
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Several members are calling for modifying the organisation's decision-making procedures, which have long been limited by a rule requiring consensus among all members.
From Barron's
But since its creation in 2006, the Council has approved by consensus all candidates proposed as Special Rapporteurs, supposedly independent experts who don’t speak for the world body itself.
That result was more than the 0.6% increase expected by a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
However, a consensus of economists polled late last week expected a sharper decline to 85.5.
This matched a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
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