Definitions for public opinion
pub·lic opin·ion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populinoun

   a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

   "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public opinionnoun

   The opinion of the public, the popular view.

2. Etymology: public + opinion

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Public opinion

   Public opinion is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to society. It is the people's views on matters affecting them.

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1. public opinion

   Public opinion refers to the collective viewpoints, attitudes, beliefs, or thoughts about a particular issue, event, or subject, held by a significant portion of a community or society. It is often shaped by individual experiences, mass media, cultural values, and influenced by government, political leaders, or social influencers. Public opinion can play a significant role in policymaking and decision-making processes in democratic societies.

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Public opinion

   Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs. Public opinion can also be defined as the complex collection of opinions of many different people and the sum of all their views, or as a single opinion held by an individual about a social or political topic. The meaning of public opinion has changed dramatically over time. Political scientist Susan Herbst writes that "Formalized tabulation of political opinions began in the city-states of ancient Greece, where elections were viewed as central components of the democratic process. Yet it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that quantification became a significant element of political discourse in the West."

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public opinion

   The judgment of the incapable many opposed to that of the discerning few.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Public Opinion

   The attitude of a significant portion of a population toward any given proposition, based upon a measurable amount of factual evidence, and involving some degree of reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

Matched Categories

1. • Belief

How to pronounce public opinion?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say public opinion in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of public opinion in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of public opinion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of public opinion in a Sentence

1. Dean Crutchfield:

   You're not entitled to your own facts. The public is, facts are stubborn things. The public and the media own their own facts. (Subway) is taking a position that reflects what the court of public opinion is likely to want to see.

2. Ali Akbar Salehi:

   Unfortunately because of the negative interferences of the U.S., we were not able to reap the fruits of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions) we expected, so the public opinion is not as supportive as it was before and if the other side does not deliver... we will keep losing the support of our people for the JCPOA.

3. Barry Friedman:

   Over a period of time, the court doesn't stand in the way of an organized public, the issues that the people are paying attention to, the court will come in line with public opinion.

4. Rudy Giuliani:

   [ What ] we are defending here is for public opinion because eventually the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach, members of Congress, Democrat and Republican, will be informed a lot by their constituents. So, our jury -- as it should be -- is the American people.

5. E. B. White:

   The total collapse of the public opinion polls shows that this country is in good health. A country that developed an airtight system of finding out in advance what was in people's minds would be uninhabitable.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=public opinion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Public_Opinion
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=public opinion
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=public opinion