by common consent

idiom

somewhat formal

: as agreed to by most people

This restaurant is, by common consent, the best in the city.

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Bernard Herrmann is by common consent the greatest of all film composers—but one whose name is firmly attached to the work of a single director. —

Terry Teachout, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2020

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