vox populi
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vox populi (“voice of the people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vox populi
- voice of the people.
- (politics) The public comment portion of a public meeting.
- 2001 February 22, Eric Lipton, “Vox Populi Aside, Power to the City Council”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- “To the extent that the Council passed a local law amending the Charter and the Council represents the people, it may be considered that the vox populi, which secured the initiated legislation, changed its own voice,” Justice Arthur E. Blyn of State Supreme Court wrote in the lower-court decision in 1987.
Synonyms
Translations
voice of the people
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See also
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin vōx populī.
Pronunciation
Noun
vox populi m inan (indeclinable)
- (literary, sociology) vox populi (public opinion which influences decisions on many important issues)
- Synonyms: opinia publiczna, ulica
Further reading
- vox populi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- vox populi in Polish dictionaries at PWN