vox populi

[ voks -pop-yuh-lahy ]

/ ˈvɒks ˈpɒp yəˌlaɪ /

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noun

the voice of the people; popular opinion. Abbreviation: vox pop.

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Origin of vox populi

From Latin vōx populī

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How to use vox populi in a sentence

News stories like this one at Vox expressed the consensus view that we were now allying with Assad.
Is Obama Done Playing Footsie With Assad?|Michael Tomasky|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Funny or Die News also features Vox-style “explainers,” including “The Middle East—Why Shit So Fucked Up?”
How Funny or Die Plans to Cover ISIS, Ebola and Elections|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vox also catalogues the many Republicans, from Newt Gingrich to George W. Bush, who publicly talked about the climate crisis.
Obama’s New Emissions Rules Will Yank the Climate Change Debate Back Into Reality|Sally Kohn|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which brings me to the bone that remains to be picked with Vox, helpful as their tidy summary of the CDC data was.
Today’s Clean-Cut Teens: Less Sex, Less Drugs|Russell Saunders|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A recent Vox article, which calls to reduce doctor pay, struck many physicians as particularly off the mark.
Why Primary-Care Physicians Need a Minimum Wage|Daniela Drake|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Norumbegam illi nobis nescio quam, vrbsque & castella nominant, quorum hodie ne vmbra quidem aut ipsa vox extant.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Continet hic Isthmus leucas admod quingentas circuitu suo, emque occupant Soriqui populi.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Quid sit Nova Francia, qualis regio, qui in e populi, quique mores.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
There are times, when "the spirit of God descends upon the gathered multitudes," and vox populi is vox Dei.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
"Lilium, cojus vox generali et licentiosa usurpatione adscribitur omni flori commendabili" (Laurembergius, 1632).
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

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vox populi

/ (ˈpɒpjʊˌlaɪ) /

noun

the voice of the people; popular or public opinion

Word Origin for vox populi

Latin

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