Word: consensus
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Carter faces a unique situation that would have sorely tried any other President. This is caused not just by the widely remarked post-Watergate dis trust of the presidency and, perhaps, of all authority. It is also brought about by the lack of consensus, or at least of working majorities, on most social and economic issues, especially among the Democrats. From Franklin Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson, the Democratic Party, representing the country's political majority (Eisenhower was elected largely for personality reasons), knew more or less what it wanted to do in the domestic arena. Right or wrong, there...
Such a sentiment, so pervasive among a body as diverse as the Harvard community, forms a consensus that cannot responsibly be ignored. And yet, it seems that we have been ignored--and that saddens me greatly...
Mass is interpreted as a commitment to democratic and egalitarian principles. The object is to challenge the hierarchy of power epitomized by the nuclear establishment. There are no officers in Clamshell, and offices serve as communication centers, not decision-making ones. All meetings operate on consensus rather than majority vote...
...between the Rhodesian and Zambian sides of the magnificent border. Though they may be indulging in a bit of wishful thinking, Western officials suspect that the negotiating process would inevitably tend to separate the pragmatic Nkomo from the zealous Mugabe, and thus pave the way for a broader Rhodesian consensus...
...seven Corporation members will not be present at Monday's meeting, and the other five may not be able to reach a consensus on the complex and sensitive issue of Harvard's role in apartheid in a single meeting...