concurrence

American  

[kuhn-kur-uhns, -kuhr-] / kənˈkɜr əns, -ˈkʌr- /

Also concurrency

noun

1. the act of concurring.

2. accordance in opinion; agreement.

   With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery.

3. cooperation, as of agents or causes; combined action or effort.

4. simultaneous occurrence; coincidence.

   the concurrence of several unusual events.

5. Geometry. a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously.

6. Law. a power equally held or a claim shared equally.

7. Archaic. competition; rivalry.

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concurrence British  

/ kənˈkʌrəns /

noun

1. the act of concurring

2. agreement in opinion; accord; assent

3. cooperation or combination

4. simultaneous occurrence; coincidence

5. geometry a point at which three or more lines intersect

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Other Word Forms

• preconcurrence noun

Etymology

Origin of concurrence

From the Medieval Latin word concurrentia, dating back to 1515–25. See concurrent, -ence

Example Sentences

It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

And while it didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, its concurrence with the height of the Seattle grunge music scene made the disheveled aesthetic a street-style must-have.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But she also wrote her own concurrence, which elevated legislative history far beyond what Kagan seemed comfortable with.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

But Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in concurrence, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, that such penalties “are fines by any other name. And the Constitution has something to say about them: They cannot be excessive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

And they did: “My friends inform me that Mr. A. speaks of me with great friendship,” Jefferson observed, “and with satisfaction in the prospect of administering the government in concurrence with me.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Related Words

• unanimity