opinion

/əˈpɪnjən/ noun

Definition

B1 a thought or belief about something or someone: What’s your opinion on the matter? In my opinion (= I think) he’s the best football player in this country.

› [no plural] the thoughts or beliefs that a group of people have: The government will have to listen to public opinion.

(Definition of opinion noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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