public sentiment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpublicandsentiment
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public
adjective
uk/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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sentiment
noun
uk/ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/us/ˈsen.t̬ə.mənt/
formal
a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking ...
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(Definition ofpublicandsentimentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpublic sentiment
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It is primarily through his own rhetoric that the president could attractpublicsentimenttoward his policy initiative.
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We can measure the likelihood of losing due to a shift inpublicsentimentthrough measuring electoral volatility.
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The character of the delegates and their sensitivity topublicsentimentled to outcomes that were unlikely to arise from ordinary politics.
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Political innovation that is not legitimized through a change ofpublicsentimentis, on the other hand, likely to be forestalled.
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Public appeals, directly or through relations with the press, are the most effective means for a president to directpublicsentimenttoward his priorities.
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However, this policy is basically a reflection of thepublicsentimentconcerning welfare spending.
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Once again, a defensible public philosophy is the only defensible basis for tradition and the only acceptable justification forpublicsentiment.
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If it is true that the judiciary is more receptive to minority claims given judges' unelected status, judges are not immune topublicsentiment.
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Given that future governments are now formulated through the ballot box, anti-democratic political leaders could potentially exploit this negativepublicsentimentand gain legitimate control of the government.
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They argue thatpublicsentiment, not only for government, but also for the political system as a whole, is intimately linked to evaluations of economic performance and government effectiveness.
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Publicsentimentfavoured the ejidatarios (certificate-holders).
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The ambivalent official stance andpublicsentimentthat developed toward this lottery suggest that ' law and order ' concerns in themselves do not explain the criminalisation of vernacular practices.
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There is a great deal for us to do, forpublicsentimentdoes not reflect the facts.
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He has seen that his refusal to allow funds for that purpose was contrary topublicsentiment.
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The only thing we can do as practical persons is to adopt that policy least objectionable and least hostile to public sense andpublicsentiment.
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The advantages are so great thatpublicsentimentis always advancing in the same direction.
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I expect that, long after my time, with a change ofpublicsentimentit will be decided to abandon this lottery.
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The whole tendency not only of legislation but ofpublicsentimenton this matter has been increasingly against the practice of treating.
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Why against this background of heavy economic cost, in the teeth ofpublicsentiment, should we still press on with this application?
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