the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses. 2. relief from wrong or injury. 3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury. verb (used with object)
â¢ PUBLIC OPINION POLL (noun). The noun PUBLIC OPINION POLL has 1 sense: 1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people. Familiarity information: PUBLIC OPINION POLL used as a noun is very rare.
1 Public opinion is the aggregation of many citizensâ views and interests regarding political issues, leaders, institutions, and events. 2  Preferences reflect what people want and are characterized by their intensity; beliefs reflect what people know and how they understand the world.