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. Jerome Champagne:

   It's not possible to boycott FIFA, the players want to play the World Cup, public opinion wants to play the World Cup, mr Bernstein and Mr Rauball should join the effort of making the necessary changes. Boycotts never function. I'm more worried about the image of FIFA and its capacity to govern, to be credible.

2. Ri Son Gwon:

   It is a very serious problem. Depending on how to lead public opinion, it would decide on whether a mood of reconciliation and cooperation, or mistrust and confrontation is created between the North and South.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   We'll fight Donald Trump in the Congress, we'll fight Donald Trump in the courts and we'll fight Donald Trump in the court of public opinion, what Donald Trump's doing is wrong and the Republicans know it.

4. Pascal Perrineau:

   No pensions reform has made the French happy, each time there is opposition from public opinion, then little by little the project passes and basically, public opinion is resigned to it.

5. Laurie Levenson:

   This has become their life, and both sides are desperate to win any way they can. Even if that is in the court of public opinion, they will take that win, everyone has woken up and realized that the law is not etched in stone. It is in the eye of the beholder and they are trying to influence that.

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