political climate

Etymology
From political + climate. In popular usage by late 20th century.

Noun

 * 1) The aggregate mood or opinions of a population about current political issues that affect said population in some way.
 * The political climate has warmed up to the plan.

Usage notes
The term is generally used in politics to refer to public opinion on certain issues. It has connotations of a public consensus on said issues, but using it as such can be highly relative depending upon the point of view of the user.

Translations

 * Finnish: poliittinen ilmapiiri
 * Georgian: პოლიტიკური კლიმატი