单词 | vox populi |
释义 | vox populin. 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. ΘΚΠ 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 talk1560 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). < n.c1547 |
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