a section of public opinion

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• Public opinion of the 2006 Thai coup d'état — Public opinion of the 2006 Thailand coup d état was diverse. An initial public opinion poll showed support for the coup, although the junta banned subsequent polls. Bangkok residents displayed kindness to soldiers who had seized control of key… …   Wikipedia

• Public Opinion — Quotation That the manufacture of consent is capable of great refinements no one, I think, denies. The process by which public opinions arise is certainly no less intricate than it has appeared in these pages, and the opportunities for… …   Wikipedia

• public opinion — /pʌblɪk əˈpɪnjən/ (say publik uh pinyuhn) noun an opinion held by a wide section of a community: *When … Vietnamese refugees trickled into Australia, public opinion was not sure whether to welcome or oppose such refugees. –geoffrey blainey, 1984 …  

• CIA influence on public opinion — At various times, under its own authority or in accordance with directives from the President or White House/National Security Council staff, the Central Intelligence Agency has attempted to influence domestic and international public opinion,… …   Wikipedia

• public-opinion poll — /pub lik euh pin yeuhn/ a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• public-opinion poll — /pub lik euh pin yeuhn/ a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues. [1935 40] …   Useful english dictionary

• public opinion — An ill defined concept, used in many ways, but perhaps most generally it refers to the approval or disapproval of publicly observable positions and behaviour, as expressed by a defined section of a society, and (usually) measured through opinion… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Court of public opinion — Trying cases in the court of public opinion refers to using the news media to influence public support for one side or the other in a court case. This can result in persons outside the justice system (i.e. people other than the judge or jury)… …   Wikipedia

• section, cross-section — Section means a piece, a portion : This section of the farm lies in a valley. Cross section means a representative sample meant to be typical of the whole : This recommendation is based on a cross section of public opinion in this area …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Section 28 — of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom s Local Government Act 1986, enacted on 24 May 1988 and repealed on 21 June 2000 in Scotland, and on 18 November 2003 in the rest of the UK by section(122) of… …   Wikipedia

• Section Twenty of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — is one of the sections of the Charter dealing with Canada s two official languages, English and French. Along with section 16, section 20 is one of the few sections under the title Official Languages of Canada that guarantees bilingualism outside …   Wikipedia