vox populi, vox Dei

[wohks poh-poo-lee wohks de-ee, voks pop-yuh-lahy voks dee-ahy, dey-ee]

Latin.

1. the voice of the people (is) the voice of God.

Example Sentences

Lastly, Musk’s oft-repeated motto “Vox populi, vox dei” — “The voice of the people is the voice of God” — is theological nonsense.

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Musk started using the phrase “Vox populi, vox dei” to validate the verdicts of his own Twitter polls.

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“Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.”

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Thursday evening, after the votes were in, he tweeted a photo of a cake with the iced legend “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of the gods,” and appending the comment, “Sending this cake to Delaware as a parting gift.”

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In November of last year, Musk seemed to still be on board with this, saying a firm "No," to a user suggesting that Jones be reinstated, but after conducting a poll on Saturday to re-gauge general interest on whether or not the ban should remain in place, he's flipped the switch to restore Jones' account, doing his whole "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" thing when the results tallied up in Jones' favor by over 70%.

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