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vox populi
noun
the voice of the people; popular opinion.
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The phrase vox populi comes straight from Latin v艒x popul墨 鈥渧oice of the people.鈥� 痴艒虫 (inflectional stem 惫艒肠-) is the source of English vocal and vowel, via Old French vouel, from Latin (littera) 惫艒肠膩lis 鈥渟ounding (letter).鈥� 笔辞辫耻濒墨 is the genitive singular of the noun populus, the collective name for the Roman citizen body, excluding women, children, foreigners, and slaves. The phrase v艒x popul墨 does not occur in Latin literature and only first appears in a letter that the great Anglo-Saxon scholar Alcuin wrote to Charlemagne in 798, not to pay heed to those who insist that v艒x popul墨 v艒x De墨 鈥渢he voice of the people is the voice of God鈥� because the populace is too unstable–a sentiment the Romans would agree with entirely. In later English history (after Alcuin), v艒x popul墨 v艒x De墨 is favorable, a notable example being the title of a Whig tract entitled Vox Populi, Vox Dei: being true Maxims of Government (1710). The abbreviated phrase vox pop 鈥渢he views of the majority of people, popular opinion鈥� appears in the first half of the 18th century. Nowadays vox pop means 鈥減opular opinion as shown by comments made to the media by members of the public.鈥� Vox populi entered English in the mid-16th century.
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In 1972, Democrats made their process more plebiscitary鈥攎ore primaries, less influence for political professionals鈥攖o elicit and echo the vox populi.
But in this country, the process of language reform is complicated. It鈥檚 not exactly grassroots democracy; some voices count more than others, and people usually leave typographical niceties to the expert associations concerned with them. What聽vox populi聽retains is veto power.
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repudiate
verb (used with object)
to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
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Repudiate comes straight from Latin 谤别辫耻诲颈腻t-, the past participle stem of 谤别辫耻诲颈腻re 鈥渢o reject formally (as a prospective husband or wife), divorce, reject,鈥� a derivative of the noun repudium. Repudium is derived from the prefix re-, completely naturalized in English, indicating repetition or withdrawal, and the verb 辫耻诲脓谤别 鈥渢o fill with shame, make ashamed.鈥� From 辫耻诲脓谤别 Latin derives the adjectives 颈尘辫耻诲脓苍蝉 (inflectional stem impudent-) 鈥渟hameless,鈥� English impudent, and pudendus 鈥渙f what one ought to be ashamed, disgraceful.”聽Repudiate entered English in the 16th century.
how is repudiate used?
In college, Gadsby studied art history, and in 鈥淒ouglas鈥� she aims to repudiate what she learned about institutionalized beauty, which, in her view, has no relationship to joy or inspiration.
States as well as individuals must repudiate racial, religious, or other discrimination in violation of those rights.
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staycation
noun
a vacation spent at home or near home, doing enjoyable activities or visiting local attractions.
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Staycation, a portmanteau word, as Lewis Carroll would call it, formed from stay and vacation, is associated with the Great Recession of 2007鈥�09. Actually, staycation is considerably older: It was originally an Americanism, and it first appeared in print in 1944, in the middle of World War II, when gasoline and automobile tires (among much else) were strictly rationed.
how is staycation used?
Washington鈥檚 hospitality and tourism industry …聽will be ready to accommodate Seattleites and Washingtonians, because everyone expects this will be the summer of the staycation.
As relatively new residents of Philadelphia, we鈥檙e planning a staycation in our new hometown. We鈥檒l finally plow through our lengthy backlist of streaming movies and shows.
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