POPULARLY


Meaning of POPULARLY in English

1.

If something or someone is ~ known as something, most people call them that, although it is not their official name or title.

...the Mesozoic era, more ~ known as the age of dinosaurs.

...an infection ~ called mad cow disease.

= commonly

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2.

If something is ~ believed or supposed to be the case, most people believe or suppose it to be the case, although it may not be true.

Schizophrenia is not a ‘split mind’ as is ~ believed...

= commonly

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3.

A ~ elected leader or government has been elected by a majority of the people in a country.

Walesa was Poland’s first ~ elected President.

= democratically

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