"court of public opinion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: courts of public opinion [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|courts of public opinion}} court of public opinion (plural courts of public opinion)
  1. (idiomatic) The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge. Wikipedia link: court of public opinion Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: court of world opinion
    Sense id: en-court_of_public_opinion-en-noun-8ucnnqDn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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          "ref": "2015 December 1, Jacob Steinberg, “Roehampton must face facts after new tennis breed fails to flourish”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2018-11-23:",
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