vox populi
Example Sentences
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"It's become a kind of received wisdom among the vox populi that there's all sorts of bureaucratic waste in the government, and there really isn’t," Lofgren said.
From Salon
The "best cinematic and box office achievement" category makes its first appearance this year, acknowledging the vox populi as a determinant of defining good moviemaking.
From Salon
This was before humanity achieved the democratic enlightenment of “vox populi vox Dei.”
From Washington Post
But this one, well it works and is probably the only example endorsed by the vox populi.
From The Guardian
It also adapted Victorian polymath Francis Galton’s vox populi — or the voice of the people — principle by purportedly putting the web search task to something of a vote.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.