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public opinion

noun

  1. the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., especially as a guide to action, decision, or the like.


public opinion

noun

  1. the attitude of the public, esp as a factor in determining the actions of government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of public opinion1

First recorded in 1560–70
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These huge divides in American public opinion and politics will decide the future of American democracy and freedom.

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Currently, these shifts in public opinion haven't yet prompted a major change in US foreign policy.

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An avalanche of recent public opinion polls shows that Donald Trump is now the least popular president in 80 years at this point in office.

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Optimism that public opinion would sway their government’s leaders on matters of war and peace had been steadily crushed while carnage in Southeast Asia continued.

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Nonetheless, the public opinion polls would appear to suggest that the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump’s declining popularity is, at this early point in his reign, correct.

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