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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

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public opinion

Moore is among a number of people who have set up nonprofits and other groups to sway public opinion, and the big man’s opinion, in innovative ways.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Hideya Kawanishi, a professor at Nagoya University and expert in Japan's emperor system, told AFP that the new bill "fails to reflect public opinion".

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Anything he sings can and might be used against him in the court of public opinion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Farage said he had been painted as a "thoroughly dishonourable and dishonest person", adding: "I'd much rather be judged in the court of public opinion."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Was the tide of public opinion slowly turning away from superstition and toward discovery?

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman