public opinion

NOUN

common belief

Synonyms

WEAK

climate of opinion community sentiment consensus gentium conventional wisdom general belief group pressure popular belief prevailing belief prevailing sentiment public belief social pressure special-interest pressure vox pop vox populi

Example Sentences

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Pew is a highly influential think tank specializing in public opinion polling and demographic research, so how it chooses to categorize the people it surveys can be highly consequential.

From Salon

The hearing over the matter, which deeply divides public opinion in the Muslim-majority country, will resume on Monday.

From Barron's

Some public opinion polls suggest that the president may not be as popular as he once was.

From BBC

In theory, sanctions could also affect Russian public opinion.

From BBC

Thai public opinion is now much more in favour of their army's hard-line approach to Cambodia.

From BBC