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The Polish legislature or "Sejm" in the 17th and 18th centuries operated by unanimous consensus. Foreign governments routinely bribed members to vote no, and the result was a very weak state that in the 1790s was carved up by its neighbors.

The Polish legislature or "Sejm" in the 17th and 18th centuries operated by unanimous consensus. Foreign governments routinely bribed members to vote no, and the result was a very weak state that in the 1790s was carved up by its neighbors.

[[Quaker]] meetings operate by consensus.<ref>[http://www.earlham.edu/~consense/ Building Consensus: Conflict and Unity]</ref>  Benedictine Monks use consensus decision making whenever large decisions need to be made.<ref>[http://www.bluecloud.org/history.html]</ref>  

[[Quaker]] meetings operate by consensus.<ref>[http://www.earlham.edu/~consense/ Building Consensus: Conflict and Unity]</ref>  Benedictine Monks use consensus decision making whenever large decisions need to be made.<ref>[http://www.bluecloud.org/history.html]</ref> The [[Magisterium]] of the [[Catholic Church]] is an expression of [[pastor]]al consensus. The first seven [[Ecumenical councils]] were a consensus of the whole Christian Church of the East and West met together under the sponsoring presidency of the Christian Byzantine Emperor.

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[[Category:Political Terms]]

[[Category:Political Terms]]