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public opinion

noun

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

public opinion

noun

the attitude of the public, esp as a factor in determining the actions of government

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Word History and Origins

Origin of public opinion¹

First recorded in 1560–70

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Contrary to public opinion, a movie star does not have to be a good actor, and even the greatest actors aren’t born to be movie stars.

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I developed this process in order to assess the will of the people, because everybody's trying to persuade, manipulate and distort public opinion for their own interests.

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Centrist activists at the heart of a new push to control the direction of the Democratic party insist that they want Democrats to adopt positions that track with public opinion.

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Sooner than we think, public opinion is going to diverge along ideological lines around rights and moral consideration for artificial intelligence systems.

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When McCarthy finally appeared on the show to accuse Murrow of Communist ties, Murrow calmly rebutted the claims, helping shift public opinion and hasten McCarthy’s political downfall.

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