Meanings
- uncountableThe opinion of the public, the popular view.
public opinion poll public opinion survey
3 more examples
Her stock is high in terms of public opinion because of her aid work.
The Chief Medical Officer of London Transport believes that public opinion against smoking will harden to the point of a total bar on the Underground, as in other countries.
1959 May 28, “Accommodation for Non-Smokers”, in Railway Magazine, pages 295-296The 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.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ark Leusinia Codex entrySynonyms: doxasphere, vox populi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe opinion of the public, the popular view.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic رَأْي عَامّ
- رَأْي عَامّ (raʔy ʕāmm)opinion of the public
Bulgarian обще́ствено мне́ние
- обще́ствено мне́ние (obštéstveno mnénie)opinion of the public
Catalan opinió pública
- opinió públicaopinion of the public
Chinese Mandarin 輿論 /舆论, 民意
- 輿論 /舆论 (yúlùn)opinion of the public
- 民意 (mínyì)opinion of the public
- 公眾意見 /公众意见 (gōngzhòng yìjiàn)opinion of the public
Czech veřejné mínění
- veřejné míněníopinion of the public
Danish offentlige mening
- offentlige meningopinion of the public
Dutch publieke opinie
- publieke opinieopinion of the public
Estonian avalik arvamus
- avalik arvamusopinion of the public
Finnish yleinen mielipide
- yleinen mielipideopinion of the public
French opinion publique
- opinion publiqueopinion of the public
German öffentliche Meinung
- öffentliche Meinungopinion of the public
Greek κοινή γνώμη
- κοινή γνώμη (koiní gnómi)opinion of the public
Hebrew דַּעַת הַקָּהָל
- דַּעַת הַקָּהָלopinion of the public
Hindi जनमत
- जनमत (janmat)opinion of the public
Hungarian közvélemény
- közvéleményopinion of the public
Icelandic almenningsálit
- almenningsálitopinion of the public
Italian opinione pubblica, senso comune
- opinione pubblicaopinion of the public
- senso comuneopinion of the public
Japanese 世論
- 世論opinion of the public
Korean 여론
- 여론 (yeoron)opinion of the public
Norwegian Bokmål folkeopinion, folkemening
- folkeopinionopinion of the public
- folkemeningopinion of the public
- folkemeiningopinion of the public
Persian اَفکارِ عُمومی
- اَفکارِ عُمومی (afkâr-e 'omumi)opinion of the public
Polish opinia publiczna, ulica
- opinia publicznaopinion of the public
- ulicaopinion of the public
Portuguese opinião pública
- opinião públicaopinion of the public
Romanian opinie publică
- opinie publicăopinion of the public
Russian обще́ственное мне́ние
- обще́ственное мне́ние (obščéstvennoje mnénije)opinion of the public
Slovak verejná mienka
- verejná mienkaopinion of the public
Spanish opinión pública
- opinión públicaopinion of the public
Swedish folkopinion
- folkopinionopinion of the public
Tagalog madlaing kurukuro
- madlaing kurukuroopinion of the public
Thai มติมหาชน
- มติมหาชน (má-dtì-má-hǎa-chon)opinion of the public
Turkish kamuoyu, amme efkârı
- kamuoyuopinion of the public
- amme efkârıopinion of the public
Ukrainian грома́дська ду́мка
- грома́дська ду́мка (hromádsʹka dúmka)opinion of the public
Urdu رائے عامَّہ
- رائے عامَّہ (rāy 'āmmā)opinion of the public
Vietnamese ý kiến công chúng
- ý kiến công chúngopinion of the public
Cite this entry
public opinion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20opinion
“public opinion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20opinion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public opinion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20opinion.
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