MEANING OF PUBLIC OPINION

 One can start to look into the ‘public opinion’ by defining the two terms separately. The word “public” is any thing that is opening expressed. It can also mean any group of individual held together by a common purpose. We belong to different public and a person can belong to unmans’ public.

On the other hand, “opinion” can be reffered to as an individual’s view on a particular issue. Opinion, whether publicly expressed or not, it an individual feeling or view on an issue.

In a not shell, public opinion is not any opinion of the majority or minority but rather it is a diversified opinion on a controversial issue which require some action. It is usually on an issue of  controversial nature which is of public concern.

Simply, defined  the effort, public opinion is the collection of individual opinion within a public on a controversial issue which require some action. Public opinion is always aimed of affecting actions of others directly or indirectly towards the object or issue concerned.

According to Babatunde Isamako (2009) the following are the element of public opinion: a)         There must be an issue

b)         The issue must be of public concern and it must be controversial

c)         The issue must exist in the public

d)         The sum of individual’s opinions of all the people are not the majority or minority

e)         The issue must require some action for solution or dissolution

f)         The Issue must be correct