received opinion

collocation in English

meaningsofreceivedandopinion

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received
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈsiːvd/us
/rɪˈsiːvd/
generally accepted as being right or correct because it is based ...
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opinion
noun
uk
/əˈpɪn.jən/us
/əˈpɪn.jən/
a thought or belief about something ...
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(Definition ofreceivedandopinionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Contrary toreceivedopinion, infinitival to is not without semantic content because it frequently expresses modal meaning.
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He therefore challenges thereceivedopinionthat dependency on theatrical performers and productions was, of necessity, a regressive move for the new medium.
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Given the diversity of trustee judgement and perspective, it may be difficult for a trustee board to challengereceivedopinionand advice.
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Currentreceivedopinion, according to the writers, would be likely to favour the provision of explanation and of explicit negative feedback.
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Her thesis does seem to explain a paradoxical situation, in which generallyreceivedopiniondeplores cliches, yet the generality of the public goes on wanting more of them.
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Without academic freedom, universities and polytechnics simply cannot perform their duty of questioningreceivedopinionwith impunity.
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Its smug cousin,receivedopinion, is just as bad.
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In other words,receivedopinionand tradition do not make for truth.
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The generallyreceivedopinionbeing that poor soil makes good wine.
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It's always exhilarating when someone takes onreceivedopinion, but this is not a work of pamphleteering.
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It's because the art world has flat-lined and become an echo chamber ofreceivedopinionand toxic over-praise.
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There he described what he saw as the betrayal of the duties of an intellectual to challengereceivedopinion.
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The reason is thatreceivedopinionis suffering from a fashionable fallacy—that random breath testing, if introduced in this country, would make a significant difference to saving lives.
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