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Definition of oppinion

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1. opinion [ n ] a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Examples: "my opinion differs from yours" "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

Used in print:

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

This is an issue which boils_down to a matter of opinion , depending_on whether you 're an American or National fan and anti or pro Yankee .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

For_that_matter , Stan_Musial is rare , possessing the disposition that enabled him to put_out the same for seven managers , reserving his opinions , but not his effort .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

A visit to the site by a group of several persons can usually bring_out new ideas or verify opinions most helpful to the planning study of any recreation area .

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

Ordinary politeness may have militated against this opinion being stated so badly but anyone with a wide acquaintance in both groups and who has sat through the many round_tables , workshops or panel_discussions - whatever they are called - on this subject will recognize that the final , boiled_down crux_of_the_matter is education .

The suggested course of the A.I.D. was based on the usual course offered and on the opinion of many educators as to curricular necessities .

Synonyms opinion view sentiment thought persuasion Related Terms belief idea judgment eyes pole preconception politics think think

2. opinion [ n ] a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
Examples: "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

Used in print:

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

This is a problem to which leaders of opinion , both Negro and white , should devote far more attention .

(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)

He is interested in public opinion for two reasons :

If we sit here reading editorials and looking at public_opinion_polls and other reports that cross our desks , we should realize that this is raw , undigested opinion expressed in the absence of leadership .

Synonyms opinion public_opinion vox_populi popular_opinion Related Terms belief

3. opinion [ n ] a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
Examples: "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

Used in print:

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

The opinion continues here that with a 162 - game schedule , pitching spread thin through a 10 - team league and a most inviting target in Los_Angeles ' Wrigley_Field_Jr. , Mantle just might break the most glamorous record on the books , Babe_Ruth 's 60 homers of 1927 .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

County judges , commissioners , engineers , assessors , and_others who have lived in the area for a long_time may have valuable knowledge regarding the site or opinions to offer from their varied professional experiences .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

It is assumed that the flux values increase by a factor of 2.512 per magnitude , in accordance with the opinion that the total mass flux in each unit range in magnitude is constant .

Synonyms opinion view Related Terms message guess side adverse_opinion see

4. opinion [ n ] the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
Examples: "opinions are usually written by a single judge"

Used in print:

(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The Court 's opinion dogmatically asserts that the husband wife conspiracy doctrine does not in_fact protect this relationship , and that hence the doctrine `` enthrone [ s ] an unreality into a rule of law '' .

Mr._Justice_Clark delivered the opinion of the Court .

Synonyms opinion judgment legal_opinion judgement Related Terms legal_document majority_opinion concurring_opinion obiter_dictum dissenting_opinion fatwah law

5. opinion [ n ] the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

Used in print:

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The purpose of_this provision was thus explained in the Court 's opinion : `` Section 7 is designed to arrest in its incipiency not_only the substantial lessening of competition from the acquisition by one corporation of the whole or any part of the stock of a competing corporation , but also to arrest in their incipiency restraints or monopolies in a relevant market which , as a reasonable probability , appear at the time of suit likely to result from the acquisition by one corporation of all or any part of the stock of any other corporation .

(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The Court 's opinion dogmatically asserts that the husband wife conspiracy doctrine does not in_fact protect this relationship , and that hence the doctrine `` enthrone [ s ] an unreality into a rule of law '' .

Synonyms opinion ruling Related Terms judgment Bakke_decision fatwa law

6. opinion [ n ] a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Examples: "his impression of her was favorable" "what are your feelings about the crisis?" "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity" "I had a feeling that she was lying"

Synonyms feeling notion impression belief opinion Related Terms idea effect intuition presence first_blush believe

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