Sense Of The Meeting (Noun)
Meaning
General agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The chairperson summarized the sense of the meeting, highlighting the key points that were overwhelmingly supported by the attendees.
- In the absence of a formal vote, the committee relied on the sense of the meeting to gauge the group's opinion on the proposed policy change.
- Although the vote was close, the debate revealed a strong sense of the meeting against the motion, which led the proponents to withdraw it.
- The board members reached a sense of the meeting that the company should pursue a more aggressive marketing strategy to increase sales.
- At the town hall meeting, the moderator took a straw poll to gauge the sense of the meeting on the new development proposal, and the majority clearly opposed it.