- (a.) Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
- (a.) Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
- (a.) Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the common people or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
- (a.) Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
- (a.) Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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