Idiom
court of public opinion
Meaning
The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He lost his reputation in the court of public opinion.”
“Even though the law found him innocent, he still suffered in the court of public opinion.”
“The politician struggled to defend his controversial actions, knowing that the court of public opinion had already decided his fate before the investigation concluded.”
Examples
simple
“He lost his reputation in the court of public opinion.”
contextual
“Even though the law found him innocent, he still suffered in the court of public opinion.”
complex
“The politician struggled to defend his controversial actions, knowing that the court of public opinion had already decided his fate before the investigation concluded.”
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