POPULARLY


Meaning of POPULARLY in English

adverb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

elected

At the base of the revolutionary pyramid lay the popularly elected town Juntas, sometimes two in the same town.

These bodies were popularly elected and responsible direct to the electors.

Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a popularly elected 49-member House of Assembly and an appointed 16-member Senate.

■ VERB

believe

The civil war was not fought over the partition of the island as is popularly believed .

call

The Thief's Corrie is now popularly called Hidden Valley.

elect

Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Parliament, the 38 members of which are popularly elected for up to four years.

The president is elected popularly for a fixed seven-year term and then selects a premier, who selects a cabinet.

This was followed by the popularly elected Belaunde administration which has attempted to launch numerous reforms and development programs.

Political system Executive authority is vested in a Governor, who is popularly elected for a four-year term.

know

West of the atrium is a large expanse of water popularly known as the port of Milan.

Aficionados such as Cohen, known popularly as hams, have been forging bonds across the airwaves for decades.

His district has become popularly known as a disordered and lawless community.

think

Although popularly thought of as a female offence, women do not outnumber men among those found guilty.

In these circumstances, divorce is often popularly thought to be the preferable alternative.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Yeltsin was Russia's first popularly elected president.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A certain mental and physical deterioration of course occurs with age, but its speed and effects are popularly exaggerated.

Divorce is no longer so shameful and is popularly seen as a permissible solution to marital difficulties.

Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral 12-member Parliament which is popularly elected for up to four years.

The air pollution that is associated with car use has been more popularly understood in recent years.

The president is elected popularly for a fixed seven-year term and then selects a premier, who selects a cabinet.

The traditional ghost appears in a hazy white form, popularly believed to be ectoplasm.

These bodies were popularly elected and responsible direct to the electors.

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