Definition
The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.
In Context
- "Minor writers, seeking a fashion to follow, may praise or blame various groups pretty much according to which way the wind is blowing, but the work of a writer like Ernest Hemingway, most people would agree, goes its own way."
- ""There are folks who will shift positions and policies on all kinds of things depending on which way the wind is blowing," he told the crowd."
- "The reality of international diplomacy is that, like the senators in Julius Caesar, countries follow power, hide their weapons, watch which way the wind is blowing, and then back who they expect to be the winner."
See Also
- a straw shows how the wind blows
- finger to the wind
- public opinion
- you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows