Antonyms for popular opinionpop·u·lar opin·ion

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1. • Belief

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1. public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populinoun

   a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

   "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

   Synonyms:
   judgement, public opinion, feeling, ruling, opinion, impression, notion, judgment, view, sentiment, persuasion, vox populi, belief, thought, legal opinion

How to use popular opinion in a sentence?

1. Thomas Carlyle:

   Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.

2. Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 1963:

   The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.

3. Bethania McKenstry:

   I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side -- I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts.

4. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   One of the things that we in this fellowship of office-holders understand that most people don't is that real political courage doesn't come from disagreeing with our opponents, but from disagreeing with our friends. And with our own party, what happens when our heartfelt views of right and wrong are in conflict with the popular opinion of our constituents ? What happens when our devotion to our oaths, to our values, to our love of country, to part from the momentary passion from a large number of people back home ?

5. Ben Carson:

   They're seeing that 50 years of these policies have not resulted in improvement and has really resulted in worsening the situation, a lot of people in the minority community -- contrary to popular opinion, all they want is a fair chance. All they want is an opportunity to succeed.

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