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单词 vox populi
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vox populin.

Brit. /ˌvɒks ˈpɒpjᵿli/, /ˌvɒks ˈpɒpjᵿlʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌvɑks ˈpɑp(j)ᵿˌli/, /ˌvɑks ˈpɑpjᵿˌlaɪ/
Forms: 1500s– vox populi, 1500s–1600s uox populi, 1600s vox popli.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin vōx populī.
Etymology: < classical Latin vōx populī voice of the people < vōx voice n. + populī , genitive of populus people n.The post-classical Latin maxim Vox populi vox Dei ‘the voice of the people is the voice of God’ (9th cent.) is frequently cited or alluded to in English works from the 15th cent. onwards.
The voice of the people; esp. (a) the views or beliefs of the majority; the will of the people, popular opinion; (b) common talk or rumour. Cf. vox pop n.
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the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [noun] > generally accepted or expressed opinion
voicea1393
vox populic1547
common ground1570
suffrage1576
orthodox1619
cry1628
general compact1750
consensus1861
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > opinion held by group > [noun] > public opinion
common opinionc1390
vox populic1547
public opinion1615
crowda1628
vulgar opiniona1699
vox pop1735
vox pop1953
the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour
speechc1175
rumourc1384
voicea1393
reportc1425
vox populic1547
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skealtc1575
vox pop1735
reverie1787
underbreath1880
scuttlebutt1901
c1547 Vox Populi ix, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 409 A wonderfull sorte of selles, That vox populi telles, Of those bottomlesse welles.
1570 R. Constable in Sadler's St. Papers (1809) II. 388 I hard vox populi that the lord regent would not, for his owne honor,..deliver thearls.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 787 No publicke fame, nor vox popli [Gk. φήμη] Was ever knowen in vaine to die.
1671 E. Howard Six Days Adventure Pref. sig. A4 There being nothing more unstable or erroneous than vox populi in point of plays.
1778 W. Whiting Addr. Inhabitants County of Berks. 27 When a small number of individuals..collect together for the avowed purpose of opposing the true vox populi, let any one say whether their voice is not rather that of blasphemy and treason.
1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie III. xxvi. 221 ‘O just a wheen havers’ replied Bell—‘causey talk—Vox populi!’
1867 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 308 Well, but I believe in the Vox Populi of two hundred Years: still more of two thousand.
1934 Observer 28 Jan. 10/3 This tendency of the Socialists to abide by vox populi when that voice is in their favour, but to threaten to ‘come out in the street’ when it is adverse.
2000 Mayo News 5 July 52/5 Since no such Court exists, it is left to the vox populi and the conscience of the press and other media to lead the struggle for a fair system of justice in places such as Texas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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