'public opinion' definitions:
Definition of 'public opinion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi]
Synonyms of 'public opinion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assumption,
- attitude,
- backscratching,
- climate of opinion,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- conclusion,
- consensus gentium,
- consideration,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- ethos,
- eye,
- feeling,
- general belief,
- idea,
- impression,
- influence peddling,
- judgment,
- lights,
- lobbying,
- lobbyism,
- logrolling,
- mind,
- mystique,
- notion,
- observation,
- opinion,
- personal judgment,
- point of view,
- political influence,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- presumption,
- prevailing belief,
- public belief,
- reaction,
- sentiment,
- sight,
- social pressure,
- special-interest pressure,
- stance,
- theory,
- thinking,
- thought,
- view,
- way of thinking,
- wire-pulling