vox populi

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The Word of the Day for January 7 is:

vox populi   \VOKS-POP-yoo-lye\   noun
      : popular sentiment

Example sentence:
      It's too early to determine with certainty just how much influence the 
vox populi will really have on the new governor's policy decisions.

Did you know?
      "Vox populi" is a Latin phrase that literally translates as "the voice of 
the people." It can be found in the longer maxim, "Vox populi, vox Dei," which 
means "The voice of the people is the voice of God." Many people think that 
expression means that the people are always right, but it really implies that 
the will of the masses -- right or wrong -- is often irresistible. Since the 
mid-1960s, English speakers, especially British ones, have trimmed "vox populi" 
down to the abbreviated form "vox pop," an expression used particularly for 
popular opinion as it is used and expressed by the media.




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