Opinions refers to a subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing. It commonly describes the judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation, favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem, and obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to the formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted and to have or express as an opinion, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Opinions as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Opinions therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea.
