general will

British  

noun

1. (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests

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Example Sentences

There had been suggestions that for the first time in the corporation's history, a woman would lead the BBC, but the 18th director general will, in one way at least, be like every other director general who has gone before.

From BBC

Bonta’s office has opened an investigation into the Paramount-Warner merger, but Bonta said Friday that no decision has been made on whether he or other attorneys general will seek to block it.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Attorney General will now appear before our committee under oath. No more lies. No more distractions. We want the truth,” he said.

From Salon

You’re skeptical of the claim that Black communities in general will benefit from municipal demolition in the form that it has taken, not least because it’s such a broad categorization.

From Salon

To highlight the contrast, Mr. Turley recounts France’s descent into madness, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s theory of democratic government carrying out the people’s “general will,” to the Terror of Robespierre and Saint-Just, until the revolution eventually devoured its own children.

From The Wall Street Journal