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well-in·formed
/
ˈwɛl
ɪnˈfɔrmd
/
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[
wel
-in-
fawrmd
]
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adjective
having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
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well-informed
—
adj
1.
having knowledge about a great variety of subjects:
he seems to be a well-informed person
2.
possessing reliable information on a particular subject
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has not broadened the audience for news.
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, sound management
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Otherwise,
well-informed
individuals should be allowed to make their own choices.
Needless to say, the people are not always
well-informed
, let alone right or consistent in their wants.
Here's a well-reasoned explanation as to why one reasonably smart and
well-informed
family won't be getting flu shots this year.
There are a lot of
well-informed
commenters on this board on both sides of the aisle.
Perhaps the biggest problem with democracy is that it can only work well with a highly literate and
well-informed
public.
In addition ask your students to think about the role of the media in creating
well-informed
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"If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to "a semi-official statement"; if they have fallen into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as "a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable." It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, and one to which he attaches minor importance, that he defines it as the opinion of "
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circles.""
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