[ˈpɒpjʊlə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group
(e.g: she was one of the most popular girls in the school)

- (of cultural activities or products) intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals
(e.g: editorials accusing the government of wanting to gag the popular press)

- (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties
(e.g: a popular revolt against colonial rule)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century