See Also: popular(dictionary)
Popular(finance)
popular(dictionary)
popular sovereignty(encyclopedia)
popular music(encyclopedia)
popular front(encyclopedia)
Popular (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Banco Popular Espanol, S.A.(finance)
Popular Republican Movement (MRP)(encyclopedia)
POPULAR ACTION, punishment(law)

popular (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: popularis, from populus 'people']
liked by a lot of people
-opposite unpopular unpopular
::Hilary was popular at school.
::a popular holiday resort
::Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world.
hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular
::Guerrero's music is hugely popular in Latin America.
popular with/among
::The President is very popular with Jewish voters.
[only before noun] done by a lot of people in a society, group etc
::the closest popular vote in U.S. presidential history
::The government has little popular support among women voters.
::Kaplan's latest recording has received considerable popular acclaim (=it is liked by a lot of people) .
popular belief/opinion/view
(=a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have)
::a survey of Hispanic-American popular opinion
:: Contrary to popular belief (=in spite of what many people believe) , gorillas are basically shy, gentle creatures.
::a popular movement for democracy
[only before noun] relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people
::Wintour's writing is full of references to American popular culture .
::Steele was ridiculed by the popular press.
-see also pop music