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conventional wisdom (the view or belief that most people hold • Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. OALD. conventional/received/traditional wisdom phrase what most people believe to be true The conventional wisdom is that governments should lead rather than simply reflect public opinion. MED. Conventional wisdom is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field. Such ideas or explanations, though widely held, are unexamined. Unqualified societal discourse preserves the status quo. WK Alexander Demidov) |
