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Vox populi

//ˈvɒks ˈpɒpjuːlaɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    voice of the people.
  2. 2
    a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people wordnet
  3. 3
    The public comment portion of a public meeting.

    "“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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vox populi (“voice of the people”).

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