世論・輿論|よろんyoron[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpublic opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
   世論よろんは非常ひじょうに重要じゅうようである。↗

   Public opinion counts for much.

• Synonym民意みんいWrittenThe people's will, with a political flavor, as in 「民意を問う」; 「世論」 is opinion across society as a whole.
• Synonym公論こうろんWrittenPublic debate in general, or fair, impartial discussion; a written word that is little used today.
• Synonym国論こくろんWrittenOpinion of the nation as a whole, as in 「国論を二分する」; belongs to written, formal prose.
• Synonym民心みんしんWrittenThe hearts of the people and which way they lean, as in 「民心が離れる」; about sentiment, not voiced opinion.
• SynonymパブリックオピニオンWrittenA loanword for public opinion; rarely used in everyday speech or writing.
• Synonym民論みんろんWrittenA written word for the people's views on social issues; rare in modern Japanese.

Use 「世論」 for opinion across society, as in 「世論調査」. 「民意」 is the people's will in political contexts, 「国論」 nationwide opinion, 「民心」 the lean of people's hearts; the rest are rare.

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1. ある公共こうきょうの問題もんだいについての世間せけん一般いっぱんの意見いけん。