民みん意い

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

popular will; will of the people

Refers to the collective opinion or desire of the general public, often in political or social contexts.

民みん意いを問とうto ask for the will of the people (e.g. via an election or referendum)
政せい府ふは選せん挙きょで民みん意いを問とうことにした。
The government decided to gauge the popular will through an election.
民みん意いを反はん映えいするto reflect the will of the people
この政せい策さくは民みん意いを反はん映えいしていない。
This policy does not reflect the will of the people.
民みん意いを無む視しするto ignore the will of the people
政せい府ふは民みん意いを無む視しして法ほう案あんを通とおした。
The government passed the bill in disregard of the popular will.
民みん意いを尊そん重ちょうするto respect the will of the people
民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎでは民みん意いを尊そん重ちょうすることが重じゅう要ようだ。
In a democracy, respecting the will of the people is important.

世よ論ろんN1
世論 is the everyday word for 'public opinion' as expressed in polls and media, while 民意 is a more formal term stressing the collective political will of citizens.
民みん心しん
民心 refers to the general sentiment or mood of the people, whereas 民意 specifically denotes their expressed will or decision, often in a political context.
総そう意い
総意 means the unanimous or collective opinion of a group, while 民意 is used specifically for the will of the general populace, especially in politics.
国こく論ろん
民意 focuses on the will or wishes of the people (e.g. in elections), whereas 国論 refers more broadly to the nation's collective opinion on an issue.

Compound of 民 (people) and 意 (mind, thought). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a Sino-Japanese term.