Meaning of popular | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Common among the general public; generally accepted.
2. Pertaining to PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
3. Concerning the people; public.
4. a member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
5. Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
6. Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
   obsolete
7. Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
8. Cultivating the favour of the common people.
   obsolete
9. Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
10. Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.

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Examples

“Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.”

“Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide.”

“At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.”

“Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.”

“Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.”

“Popular and shallow-headed mindes, cannot perceive the grace or comelinesse, nor judge of a smooth and quaint discourse.”

“As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.”

“Such popular humanity is treason.”

“The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.”

“They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around.”

“Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.”

“The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.”

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