noun
Meaning 1
Voice of the people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
vox populi
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noun
Meaning 2
The public comment portion of a public meeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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: public opinion, popular opinion, opinion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: belief
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vox populi (“voice of the people”).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ձայն բազմաց (jayn bazmacʻ) — voice of the people
- Chinese Mandarin: 民聲 /民声 (mínshēng) — voice of the people
- Estonian: rahva hääl — voice of the people
- Finnish: kansan ääni — voice of the people
- French: vox populi — voice of the people
- French: voix du peuple — voice of the people
- French: opinion publique — voice of the people
- German: öffentliche Meinung — voice of the people
- German: Stimmen aus dem Volk — voice of the people
- German: Publikumsmeinungen — voice of the people
- Latin: vōx populī — voice of the people
- Polish: vox populi — voice of the people
- Russian: го́лос наро́да (gólos naróda) — voice of the people
- Russian: глас наро́да (glas naróda) — voice of the people
- Russian: обще́ственное мне́ние (obščéstvennoje mnénije) — voice of the people