衆しゅう意い

noun

public opinion; collective will

Formal term for the will or opinion of a group, often used in political or organizational contexts. Less common in everyday speech than 世論 (よろん/せろん).

• 政せい策さくは衆しゅう意いを反はん映えいすべきだ。

  Policies should reflect public opinion.

• 会かい議ぎでは衆しゅう意いに従したがって決けっ定ていが下くだされた。

  At the meeting, a decision was made in accordance with the collective will.