Meaning of man of the people | Babel Free

Definitions

A man, usually a celebrity or political leader, who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He could hang about a bar-room, discussing the affairs of the nation, for twelve hours together; and in that time could hold forth with more intolerable dulness, chew more tobacco, smoke more tobacco, drink more rum-toddy, mint-julep, gin-sling, and cocktail, than any private gentleman of his acquaintance. This made him an orator and a man of the people. In a word, the major was a rising character, and a popular character, […]”

“Colonel, you are the man, you could influence more votes than any one else on such a measure, an old settler, a man of the people, you know the wants of Missouri; [...]”

“Besides, I am a man of the people. I like the working class, and am willing to be thought one of them.”

“It was the story of a man of the people who made good and kept his integrity, who understood the people and could make them laugh and cry.”

“He is adored by millions as a man of the people because he is of a lower caste — a rarity among politicians.”

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