vox populi, vox Dei

American  

[wohks poh-poo-lee wohks de-ee, voks pop-yuh-lahy voks dee-ahy, dey-ee] / woʊks ˈpoʊ pʊˌli woʊks ˈdɛ i, vɒks ˈpɒp yəˌlaɪ vɒks ˈdi aɪ, ˈdeɪ i /

Latin.

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

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Example Sentences

But it neither began nor ended with him; the saying vox populi, vox Dei is well over a thousand years old.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2018

France has spoken, say they: vox populi, vox Dei, universal suffrage has voted; everything is covered by a ballot.—That a vote! that a ballot?

From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor

Just then it began to dawn on "the powers that be" that vox populi, vox Dei had more truth than poetry in it.

From Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others by Pringle, Allen

I believe the vox populi, vox Dei, still comprises the only wholesome decision which has yet been made on the subject.

From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore

In the old world, where monarchy exists, the press is called the "fourth estate;" but with us, where "vox populi, vox Dei," the press and the ballot-box may be considered the sovereign.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)