vox populi
The people's sentiment
Vox populi is Latin for "voice of the people"—public opinion or popular sentiment.
The phrase often appears in discussions of democracy and governance: The election results reflected the vox populi.
It suggests collective will rather than expert or elite judgment.
The longer maxim *vox populi, vox Dei* ("the voice of the people is the voice of God") dates to medieval times, though often quoted skeptically.
Bulk or populace
- publicAvailable to all
- multitudeVery large number
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- citizenryBody of inhabitants
common people · electorate · crowd · grassroots · rank and file · general public · body politic · demos
Society's shared attitudes
- public perceptionCollective societal viewpoint
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
- outcryLoud public protest
Eligible voting body
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
plebiscite · majority · representation · parliament · republic · constitution · citizenship · civic
Common people as political base
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- anti-elitismDistrust of privileged classes
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
- majoritarianismRule by greatest number
movement · rally · protest · uprising · revolt · agitation · charisma · sovereignty
masses
Bulk or populace
citizenry · common people · electorate · crowd · grassroots · rank and file · general public · body politic · demos · constituency
public opinion
Society's shared attitudes
- public perceptionCollective societal viewpoint
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
electorate
Eligible voting body
referendum · plebiscite · majority · representation · parliament · republic · constitution · citizenship · civic · elections
grassroots
Common people as political base
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- anti-elitismDistrust of privileged classes
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
majoritarianism · movement · rally · protest · uprising · revolt · agitation · charisma · sovereignty · egalitarianism
- Latin phrasesE pluribus unum, carpe diem, caveat emptor, veni vidi vici, ad astra
- collective voicechorus, chant, crowd chant, team chant, fan chant
- voiceutterance, sound, tone, larynx, pitch
- LatinLatin, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases, Latin terms
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- loanwordsloanword, loan words, borrowings, borrowed words, loan word
vox populiexpert opinion
Informed judgment from specialists
the powers that be · technocracy · oligarchy · the one percent · scientific consensus
vox populiautocracy
Rule by one
dictatorship · tyranny · despotism · absolutism · authoritarianism
voice, vocal, vocabulary, provocative, vocalize, vocation, irrevocable, revocation, vociferous