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Since consensus already means "a view or opinion that is generally shared," expressions such as general consensus and consensus of opinion are, strictly speaking, tautologies (i.e., they say the same thing twice), and modifiers such as "general" and "of opinion" are redundant. However, occasionally a modifier can be justified, as in There was a consensus of feeling, but no consensus of opinion. It is always best to begin by considering whether or not the word without modifiers expresses what you mean.
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