public opinion

public opinion

English

Etymology

public + opinion

Noun

public opinion (plural public opinions)

1. The opinion of the public, the popular view.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 1261299044, PC, scene: Ark Leusinia Codex entry:

     The Andromeda Initiative was initially rejected as a human-driven boondoggle by many asari investors, and the construction of the Leusinia was met with ridicule. However, the efforts drew the attention of several Matriarchs who had assisted in previous attempts to send crewed missions to Andromeda, and their impassioned extranet addresses helped turn the tide of public opinion.

Synonyms

• doxasphere

Related terms

• vox pop
• opinion poll
• popular opinion

Translations

opinion of the public

Arabic: رَأْي عَامّ‎ m (raʾy ʿāmm) Catalan: opinió pública (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 輿論 (zh), 舆论 (zh) (yúlùn), 民意 (zh) (mínyì), 公眾意見 (zh), 公众意见 (zh) (gōngzhòng yìjiàn) Czech: veřejné mínění n Danish: offentlige mening c Dutch: publieke opinie Finnish: yleinen mielipide French: opinion publique (fr) f German: öffentliche Meinung f Greek: κοινή γνώμη f (koiní gnómi) Hindi: जनता की राय (jantā kī rāy) Hungarian: közvélemény (hu) Icelandic: almenningsálit (is) n Ido: voco publika, opiniono publika Italian: opinione pubblica f Japanese: 世論 (ja) (よろん, yoron, せろん, seron) Korean: 여론(輿論) (ko) (yeoron) Norman: avis publyi m (Jersey) Norwegian: Bokmål: folkeopinion m, folkemening m or f, folkemeining m or f Nynorsk: folkeopinion m, folkemeining f Polish: opinia publiczna (pl) f Portuguese: opinião pública f Romanian: opinie publică (ro) f Russian: обще́ственное мне́ние n (obščéstvennoje mnénije) Spanish: opinión pública (es) f Tagalog: madlaing kurukuro Thai: มติมหาชน (th) (má-dtì-má-hǎa-chon) Ukrainian: грома́дська ду́мка f (hromádsʹka dúmka) Vietnamese: ý kiến công chúng (意見公眾)