A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty:
— My opinion differs from yours.

synonyms: persuasion, sentiment, thought, view.

Roget 484: belief; credence; credit; assurance; faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation etc. (hope) 858; dependence on, reliance on.    persuasion, conviction, convincement^†, plerophory^†, self-conviction; certainty etc. 474; opinion, mind, view; conception, thinking; impression etc. (idea) 453; surmise etc. 514; conclusion etc. (judgment) 480.    tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking; popular belief etc. (assent) 488.    firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep-rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion &c.; uberrima fides [Lat.].    system of opinions, school, doctrine, articles, canons; article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith; tenets, credenda^†, creed; thirty-nine articles etc. (orthodoxy) 983.1; catechism; assent etc. 488; propaganda etc. (teaching) 537.    credibility etc. (probability) 472.    ... show more

Dutch: convictie, denkbeeld, gedachte, gevoelen, gezindheid, inzicht, inzien, mening, oordeel, opinie, opvatting, overtuiging, standpunt, stellingname, zin ... show more

A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof:
— His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page.

synonym: view.

Dutch: zienswijze
Polish: głos

A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people:
— He asked for a poll of public opinion.

synonyms: popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi.

Roget 737b: politics; political science; candidacy, campaign, campaigning, electioneering; partisanship, ideology, factionalism.    election, poll, ballot, vote, referendum, recall, initiative, voice, suffrage, plumper, cumulative vote, plebiscitum [Lat.], plebiscite, vox populi; electioneering; voting etc. v.; elective franchise; straight ticket [U.S.]; opinion poll, popularity poll.    issue; opinion, stand, position; program, platform; party line.    [ideologies] democracy, republicanism; communism, statism, state socialism; socialism; conservatism, toryism; liberalism, whigism; theocracy; constitutional monarchy.    [political parties] party etc. 712; [U.S: Political parties list], Democratic Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party; Communist Party; [U.S. defunct parties: list], Federalist Party, Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party; [Germany: list], Christian Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party; National Socialist Worker's Party; [Germany, 1930-1945], Nazi Party; [Great Britain:list], Liberal Party, Labor Party, Conservative Party.    ticket, slate.    [person active in politics] politician activist; [specific politicians: list], candidate, aspirant, hopeful, office-seeker, front-runner, dark horse, long shot, shoo-in; supporter, backer, political worker, campaign worker; lobbyist, contributor; party hack, ward heeler; regional candidate, favorite son; running mate, stalking horse; perpetual candidate, political animal.    political contribution, campaign contribution; political action committee, PAC.    political district, electoral division, electoral district, bailiwick.    electorate, constituents.    get-out-the-vote campaign, political education.    negative campaigning, dirty politics, smear campaign.    [unsuccessful candidate] also-ran, loser; has-been.    [successful candidate] office holder, official, occupant of a position; public servant, incumbent; winner.    ... show more

Dutch: publieke opinie, communis opinio, volksstem

The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision:
— Opinions are usually written by a single judge.

synonyms: judgement, judgment, legal opinion.

Roget 480: result, conclusion, upshot; deduction, inference, ergotism [Med.]; illation; corollary, porism^†; moral.    estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication^†; dijudication^†, adjudication; arbitrament, arbitrement^†, arbitration; assessment, ponderation^†; valorization.    award, estimate; review, criticism, critique, notice, report.    decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree; findings of fact; findings of law; res judicata [Lat.].    plebiscite, voice, casting vote; vote etc. (choice) 609; opinion etc. (belief) 484; good judgment etc. (wisdom) 498.    judge, umpire; arbiter, arbitrator; asessor, referee.    censor, reviewer, critic; connoisseur; commentator etc. 524; inspector, inspecting officer.    twenty-twenty hindsight [judgment after the fact]; armchair general, monday morning quarterback.    ... show more

Dutch: conclusie
Polish: decyzja

The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself).

synonym: ruling.

Dutch: vonnis

A vague idea in which some confidence is placed.

synonyms: belief, feeling, impression, notion.

Dutch: besef, notie, conjectuur, gevoel, impressie, indruk, vermoeden
Polish: odczucie, wrażenie