- popular opinion
- nouna belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people-
he asked for a poll of public opinion
• Syn: ↑public opinion, ↑opinion, ↑vox populi• Hypernyms: ↑belief
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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