Phrase guide

public opinion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The opinion of the public, the popular view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Her stock is high in terms of public opinion because of her aid work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he asked for a poll of public opinion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: popular opinion, opinion, vox populi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belief

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: opinion publik — opinion of the public
  • Arabic: رَأْي عَامّ (raʔy ʕāmm) — opinion of the public
  • Armenian: հասարակական կարծիք (hasarakakan karcikʻ) — opinion of the public
  • Azerbaijani: əfkari ümumiyyə — opinion of the public
  • Belarusian: грама́дская ду́мка (hramádskaja dúmka) — opinion of the public
  • Belarusian: грама́дзкая ду́мка (hramádzkaja dúmka) — opinion of the public
  • Bulgarian: обще́ствено мне́ние (obštéstveno mnénie) — opinion of the public
  • Catalan: opinió pública — opinion of the public
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輿論 /舆论 (yúlùn) — opinion of the public
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民意 (mínyì) — opinion of the public
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公眾意見 /公众意见 (gōngzhòng yìjiàn) — opinion of the public
  • Czech: veřejné mínění — opinion of the public
  • Danish: offentlige mening — opinion of the public
  • Dutch: publieke opinie — opinion of the public
  • Estonian: avalik arvamus — opinion of the public
  • Finnish: yleinen mielipide — opinion of the public
  • French: opinion publique — opinion of the public
  • Georgian: საზოგადოებრივი აზრი (sazogadoebrivi azri) — opinion of the public
  • German: öffentliche Meinung — opinion of the public
  • Greek: κοινή γνώμη (koiní gnómi) — opinion of the public
  • Hebrew: דַּעַת הַקָּהָל — opinion of the public
  • Hindi: जनमत (janmat) — opinion of the public
  • Hungarian: közvélemény — opinion of the public
  • Icelandic: almenningsálit — opinion of the public
  • Ido: voco publika — opinion of the public
  • Ido: opiniono publika — opinion of the public
  • Italian: opinione pubblica — opinion of the public
  • Italian: senso comune — opinion of the public
  • Japanese: 世論 — opinion of the public
  • Kazakh: қоғамдық пікір (qoğamdyq pıkır) — opinion of the public
  • Korean: 여론 (yeoron) — opinion of the public
  • Kyrgyz: коомдук пикир (koomduk pikir) — opinion of the public
  • Macedonian: јавно мислење (javno mislenje) — opinion of the public
  • Norman: avis publyi — opinion of the public
  • Norwegian Bokmål: folkeopinion — opinion of the public
  • Norwegian Bokmål: folkemening — opinion of the public
  • Norwegian Bokmål: folkemeining — opinion of the public
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: folkeopinion — opinion of the public
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: folkemeining — opinion of the public
  • Persian: اَفکارِ عُمومی (afkâr-e 'omumi) — opinion of the public
  • Polish: opinia publiczna — opinion of the public
  • Polish: ulica — opinion of the public
  • Portuguese: opinião pública — opinion of the public
  • Romanian: opinie publică — opinion of the public
  • Russian: обще́ственное мне́ние (obščéstvennoje mnénije) — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: јавно мнење — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: јавно мњење — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: јавно мнијење — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: javno mnenje — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: javno mnjenje — opinion of the public
  • Serbo-Croatian: javno mnijenje — opinion of the public
  • Slovak: verejná mienka — opinion of the public
  • Slovene: javno mnenje — opinion of the public
  • Spanish: opinión pública — opinion of the public
  • Swedish: folkopinion — opinion of the public
  • Tagalog: madlaing kurukuro — opinion of the public
  • Tajik: афкори умумӣ (afkor-i umumi) — opinion of the public
  • Thai: มติมหาชน (má-dtì-má-hǎa-chon) — opinion of the public
  • Turkish: kamuoyu — opinion of the public
  • Turkish: amme efkârı — opinion of the public
  • Ukrainian: грома́дська ду́мка (hromádsʹka dúmka) — opinion of the public
  • Urdu: رائے عامَّہ (rāy 'āmmā) — opinion of the public
  • Vietnamese: ý kiến công chúng — opinion of the public