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Definition of Public opinion
1. Noun. A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people. "He asked for a poll of public opinion"
Definition of Public opinion
1. Noun. The opinion of the public, the popular view. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Opinion
Literary usage of Public opinion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nation: The Foundations of Civil Order and Political Life in the United by Elisha Mulford (1870)
"It is true that public opinion appears only in the organization of society, ...
But government is not constituted in the representation of public opinion, ..."
2. The American Commonwealth by James Bryce Bryce (1914)
"CHAPTER LXXXIII THE ACTION OF public opinion THE last few chapters have attempted to
... By whom is public opinion formed ? ie by the few or by the many? ..."
3. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"public opinion seldom differs ,' widely from public practice. ... a cruelty and
vice, public opinion must emanate, ia humane and virtuous community. ..."
4. Modern Democracies by James Bryce Bryce (1921)
"CHAPTER XLIV public opinion • THEBE is no better test of the excellence of a
Popular Government than the strength of public opinion as a ruling power. ..."
5. Modern Democracies by James Bryce Bryce (1921)
"In the United States, though votings are more frequent than in any other country,
yet public opinion is, more fully than elsewhere, the ruling power. ..."
6. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1897)
"The greatest foe to human progress is now, and ever has been, a public opinion
founded upon ignorance and prejudice. It is very unfortunate that so much ..."
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