Definitions for "Sense of the Meeting"
general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting"
An expression of the unity of a meeting for worship for business on some issue or concern; the general recognition, articulated by the clerk or some other person, that a given decision is in accordance with the divine will.
A synonym for consensus in decision-making, with the understanding that the perception of unity comes from God's guidance and not from human compromise. In Friends business meetings the clerk tries to discern and state Òthe sense of the meetingÓ following prayerful discussion by the participants, but before calling for approval of the action.M