vox populi
/vɒksˈpɒpjʊliː
/ /vɒksˈpɒpjʊllʌɪ/noun [mass noun]
The opinions or beliefs of the majority: her poems weren’t exactly the vox populi...
- In the case of alternative country music the vox populi is more subtle, but no less potent.
- Indeed, New York seems to be listening to the vox populi more than professional critics.
- Newspapers seek to serve the people who read them: the opinion columns are not the vox populi.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Latin, literally 'the people's voice'.
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