"Public sentiment" refers to the general opinion, feelings, or attitudes of a group of people within a society about a particular issue or topic. It reflects how the majority of people in a community perceive or judge something at a given time.
Sentences with «public sentiment»
If predicting tweets is possible, it also is possible to steer thoughts, conversations and public sentiment in specific directions. (courant.com)
The most effective school leaders understand public sentiment on important issues, because they constantly seek and listen to community feedback. (k12insight.com)
I haven't lost business because of the apparent negative public sentiment of the profession. (slaw.ca)