noun
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A person who is popular, especially at a school.
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(chiefly in the plural) An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
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A member of the Populares
adjective
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Common among the general public; generally accepted.
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Concerning the people; public.
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Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
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Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
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Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
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Cultivating the favour of the common people.
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Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
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Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
Examples of popular in a Sentence
He had now become a popular leader.
You're certainly popular tonight.
She looked around, curious as to why such a popular site was so quiet.
Allen was good looking, popular and exciting.
If computers are so popular, perhaps we should consider buying one for the use of our guests.
It's been done for a long time, but it's getting more popular now.
Dean was enlisted as part of the convoy to the popular spot.
As, however, these machines impressed the popular imagination, they naturally figure largely in the traditions about him.
Now, a state park, the mountain remains a popular destination for one day hikers.
After a series of phone calls to Denver and some monstrous lies, Dean managed to finagle a slot on the bike tour, not an easy accomplishment given the short time before the popular event.
The eight year old son of a popular rapper named Buzz-Cousin was abducted for a million dollar ransom.
Then, low and behold, another visitor arrives to call on the popular gentleman!
The world is developing a shared popular culture with elements drawn from around the globe.
If you can't find a fixed rappel, you have to rig one, but at popular climbing spots, like in the ice park, there's lots of choices 'cause it's climbed so much.
She knew he was popular enough for her cousins to watch the show, but this was pure madness!
The movement had no real popular support, and very soon collapsed.
Even before this it had been clear to archaeologists and ethnologists that there was no evidence to support the popular theory that Zimbabwe had been built in very ancient days by some Oriental people.
I bet that will be as popular with the police as internal affairs or stale donuts.
If popular models were an accurate indication, people preferred tall women.
He also made himself very popular in Paris by his large gifts to the poor in time of famine, and by throwing open the gardens of the Palais Royal to the people.
In April, upon the king's declaration that he was resolved to send for James from Scotland, Shaftesbury advised the popular leaders at once to leave the council, and they followed his advice.
On being liberated he returned to Tuscany, and the grand duke Leopold II, knowing that he was popular with the masses, sent him to Leghorn to quell the disturbances.
The colour is typically reddish-brown, each individual hair being "ticked" like that of a wild rabbit, whence the popular name of "bunny cat."
All kinds of artists have come and gone in the last four centuries, popular in their time but forgotten now.
As its name implies, this is a tavern and is popular during televised sporting events when hockey and football games are displayed on the bar's six televisions.
First there were the natural sciences, themselves only just emerging from a confused conception of their true method; especially those which studied the borderland of physical and mental phenomena, the medical sciences; and pre-eminently that science which has since become so popular, the science of biology.
It consisted of a short skirted coat with rows of metal buttons, a tricoloured waistcoat and red cap, and became the popular dress of the Jacobins.
It was a sweet instrumental sound, recorded long before the popular velvet voice replaced Cole's beautiful jazz.
He at first supported Marius and the popular party, but soon went over to the other side.
As deputy he had no vote, and he naturally took little share in the debates, but it was part of his duty to send written reports of the proceedings to his patron, since the government, with a well-grounded fear of all that might stir popular feeling, refused to allow any published reports.
On the other hand, a two-thirds majority of each house of the legislature may submit an amendment or amendments to popular vote at the next general election, when the approval of a majority of the qualified voters is necessary for ratification.
Artisans came from a great distance to view and honour the image of the popular writer whose best efforts had been dedicated to the cause and the sufferings of the workers of the world; and literary men of all opinions gathered round the grave of one of their brethren whose writings were at once the delight of every boy and the instruction of every man who read them.
During the summer months, the patio is a popular retreat in the evenings.
If you want to venture beyond pot stickers, try the restaurant's popular chicken dishes, seasoned with sesame seeds, or the glazed prawns topped with roasted nuts.
But his attire was forgotten as soon as the quartet entered the Buen Tiempo, Ouray's popular Mexican restaurant.
While back-country skiing was also popular, the ever constant danger of killing snow slides made marked trails a safer method of enjoying this vigorous sport.
It must be nice to be so popular.
His papers were sensational in form and contents and had an enormous popular circulation.
Quick bites like the popular cheesy garlic bread and slower food like the gnocchi round out a comforting menu.
In the winter, snowshoeing and skiing are popular, both downhill and cross-country.
Be forewarned that this restaurant is popular among residents as well as tourists, and lines can be encountered on weeknight evenings and all day on weekdays.
Some of the popular dishes served include the seafood and beef dishes.
One popular dish is satay, or barbecued meat served on bamboo skewers and distinctively seasoned.
Because of its rural setting, the town is a popular destination for those who enjoy camping, hiking or mountain biking.
All of the sauces for the cafe's popular pastas and pizzas are homemade with local ingredients.
Because of its occasionally loud music, ithe bar is popular among the younger crowds.
These restaurants are popular for good reason-the menu offers a wide range of options sure to appeal to fondue lovers and to make converts out of those who have yet to be introduced to fondue.
John Adams had none of the qualities of popular leadership which were so marked a characteristic of his second cousin, Samuel Adams; it was rather as a constitutional lawyer that he influenced the course of events.
Be sure to make a reservation, though, since this is a popular place.
A popular prepared dish is rabbit braised with apple cider.