popularityn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒpjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrədi/

Forms: 1500s popularite, 1500s–1600s popularitie, 1500s– popularity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin populāritās ; popular adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: Partly < classical Latin populāritās fellow-citizenship, the action or practice of courting popular favour, in post-classical Latin also population (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), general opinion (4th cent.; < populāris popular adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)), and partly < popular adj. + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French, French popularité populace (15th cent. in an isolated attestation; now obsolete), popular government (1568 in Middle French in an isolated attestation; now obsolete), popular bearing, tendency to seek the admiration or support of others (1725; now obsolete), fact of being liked by many people, general acceptance (1751, after the English word), Spanish popularidad populace (1490; now obsolete in this sense), fact of being liked, admired, or supported by people (1647).

†1. Popular or democratic government. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun]

democracya1500

popularity1546

popular state1546

populacy1632

demarchy1643

liberal democracy1787

mass democracy1932

1546 S. Winton in S. Gardiner Lett. (1933) 230 Doctor Joannes Sledanus, Joannes Sturmius, and the Lansgraves Marshal, who,..with an inclination they have to a popularite, might easely be made negligent to delyver oon byllet for an other.

1548 W. Thomas in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. App. S. 65 The Swizzers, that destroyed their gentlemen in a day and that now glory most in their popularity.

1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingdom (1634) 24 An Aristocracie cannot be immediately dissolved, either into a tyranny or a tumultuous popularity.

1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons v. 52 In a very few Years we have made mighty Leaps from Prerogative Heights into the Depths of Popularity.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 350 In that case despotism itself must submit to the vices of popularity .

†2. The principle of popular or democratic government; democracy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > democratism

popularity1574

democratism1797

democracy1856

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. To Rdr. sig. a iv Contempt of magistrates, popularitie, Anabaptistrie and sundrie other pernicious and pestilent errors.

1602 J. Nichols Plea of Innocent 141 The next [accusation]..is that we affect popularitie.

a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 176 Hee taught, All goods should be Common, and divers other Articles tending to Popularity.

1689 D. Granville in Remains (1861) I. 71 The contagion of the age, the spirit of popularity and republicanisme.

3. The fact or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people or by a particular group of people; general acceptance or approval.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun]

popularity1574

vogue1617

populacy1687

popular air1710

1574 J. Whitgift Godlie Serm. sig. Bvii For it [sc. flattery] breedeth in them Ambition, the roote of rebellion and treason... And in whome hath not popularitie wrought these effectes?

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. iv. 526 At the next election of Magistrates, his popularitie gained him a Consulship.

1673 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 77 They have no man of eminent popularitie to head them.

1731 Ld. Hervey Let. 21 July in Earl of Ilchester Ld. Hervey & Friends (1950) (modernized text) 73 In public we drank loyal healths, talked of the times and cultivated popularity: in private we drew plans and cultivated the country.

1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xvii. §22 By popularity is meant the property of being acceptable or rather not unacceptable to the bulk of the people.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 62 Numerous editions of these poems confirm their popularity.

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens i. 17 He had found the way short from obscurity to the dazzling light of popularity.

1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. 219 When she entered a room it was felt that something substantial had come in, which was probably the reason of her popularity as a patroness.

1994 City Paper (Baltimore) 29 June 34/2 The haiku grew in popularity..after World War II.

†4.

a. The action or practice of seeking the admiration or support of others. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > desire for popularity > the seeking of popularity

popularitya1594

a1594 Edmond Ironside (1991) ii. ii. 76 Whoe soe desires to mount a loftie pitch Must beare himself against the stoborne winde And shunne bace Common popularitie.

1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 5 So it be without too much pompe or popularitie.

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 238 A very laudable affectation of Popularity, first to engage Men's Affections to our Persons.

1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 66 Popularity is a Courting the Favour of the People by undue Practices.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 206 He said, there was such a remissness, and so much popularity appeared on all occasions, that..it would be impossible to preserve the Church.

b. In plural. Popular practices; fashions, fads. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > desire for popularity > the seeking of popularity > actions which

popularities1597

1597 F. Bacon Of Coulers Good & Euill f. 17, in Ess. It may be represented also by coulers, popularities and circumstances, which are of such force, as they sway the ordinarie iudgement.

1867 F. T. Palgrave in Fine Arts Q. Rev. 2 128 A talent such as Mr Haden's..cannot be expected to penetrate the circle of undisciplined and prosaic observers, or compete with the facile popularities of the day.

†5. = populace n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun]

folkc888

peoplea1325

frapec1330

commona1350

common peoplea1382

commonsa1382

commontya1387

communityc1400

meiniec1400

commonaltya1425

commonsa1500

vulgarsa1513

many1526

meinie1532

multitude1535

the many-headed beast (also monster)1537

number1542

ignobility1546

commonitya1550

popular1554

populace1572

popularya1578

vulgarity?1577

populacya1583

rout1589

the vulgar1590

plebs1591

mobile vulgusc1599

popularity1599

ignoble1603

the million1604

plebe1612

plebeity1614

the common filea1616

the herda1616

civils1644

commonality1649

democracy1656

menu1658

mobile1676

crowd1683

vulgusa1687

mob1691

Pimlico parliament?1774

citizenry1795

polloi1803

demos1831

many-headed1836

hoi polloi1837

the masses1837

citizenhood1843

John Q.1922

wimble-wamble1937

1599 L. A. tr. M. Martínez Eighth Bk. Myrror of Knighthood xxvii. sig. Ii4 He obtained to be beloued of Pollinarda, and in such open manner, that the whole popularitie did know it.

1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingdom (1634) 18 That was approved and received by many of the popularity for a happie equality.

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 65 To curry Favour with the vulgar Popularity.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 119 [He] incensed the popularity of London, as in a common cause.

†6. Vulgarity of speech. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > vulgar language > quality of being

popularity1600

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. i. sig. Eii This gallant labouring to auoid Popularitie, fals into a habit of Affectation ten thousand times more hatefull than the former.

†7. = populousness n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > density of

populacy1597

populousness1601

popularity1654

populosity1720

popularness1727

condensity1814

habitancy1837

areality1881

1654 E. Johnson Hist. New-Eng. iii. vii. 212 The last Church that compleated the number of 30. was gathered at Boston, by reason of the popularity thereof.

1720 Barham Barrenness Enq. i Of the antediluvian world, and its popularity before the flood.

Compounds

C1. (In sense 3.)

popularity-hunter n.

ΚΠ

1834 Rep. Admin. Pract. Operation Poor Laws (Royal Commissioners) 142 If..one black sheep in that division, one popularity-hunter chooses, he may thwart and destroy the effect of their endeavours.

1875 J. Grant One of Six Hundred i The sly broad-brims and popularity-hunters of the Peace Society.

1970 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 42 131 It is very well written, in a firm, unmannered prose, free from the affectations of either the obscurity-monger or the popularity-hunter.

popularity-hunting n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1828 Times 14 Feb. 3/2 Leading the Duke from town to town, nay, almost from fair to fair, on an itinerant course of popularity-hunting.

1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. I. v. 116 A courtly popularity-hunting air.

1946 W. S. Churchill Victory 162 Sir, I trust there will be no popularity-hunting at the public expense.

2002 Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. If you ask me, this incident could do without the antics of a posturing, popularity-hunting millionaire.

popularity-monger n.

ΚΠ

1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. 20 One of the most accredited popularity-mongers of modern society.

1890 Times 15 Oct. 9/2 Falcarragh and Gweedore, a favourite hunting ground of the political popularity-monger who has recently taken to invading Ireland.

1997 Re: anonymous Lee-haters…(Xtra long Post) in comp.graphics.apps.lightwave (Usenet newsgroup) 11 May I'm not a popularity monger, I don't want fame or glory.

popularity-seeking adj.

ΚΠ

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. xiii. 198 Popularity-seekin' patriots.

1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. i. 4 He had no right to judge his son's career by his knowledge of his popularity-seeking character, his histrionic, self-deceiving temperament.

2004 USA Today (Nexis) 28 Apr. 4 d 13 Going on 30, starring Jennifer Garner as a popularity-seeking teen, opened last week and is already a hit.

C2.

popularity contest n. a contest in which the relative popularity of individuals is assessed, or in which popularity is sought; (in extended use) an assessment of the merits of people or issues based on superficial qualities or criteria.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity

popularity contest1901

popularity poll1922

1901 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 8 Oct. 4/5 O'Neill most popular man. Gate City Guard Captain wins in popularity contest.

1973 ‘E. McBain’ Hail to Chief i. 15 The decisions I make ain't always popular, but..I'm not running no popularity contest.

1990 L.A. Style Mar. 202/2 Despite the sanctimonious air, the awards are essentially a popularity contest and always have been.

popularity poll n. a poll taken from a representative sample of a population in order to assess the popularity of a particular person or issue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity

popularity contest1901

popularity poll1922

1922 Times 2 May 9/5 (heading) Popularity poll for film ‘stars’.

1958 Punch 1 Jan. 50/1 Continuing to top the popularity poll for the masses was Princess Margaret.

1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Jan. 20/1 Humbled by his political opponents..and sliding in popularity polls, Yeltsin will find it tough to win parliamentary ratification of the accord.

popularity rating n. an assessment of the level of popularity enjoyed by a person or issue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity > assessment of popularity based on

popularity rating1924

1924 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 29 Apr. 4/6 They..admitted having staid in the room but said they were intending..to get married. The judge took the case under advertisement..while information as to the age of the girl and popularity rating with her parents of the proposed man was obtained.

1974 Listener 17 Jan. 70/1 The Japanese Prime Minister..enjoys an even lower popularity-rating..than President Nixon.

1993 Teleworker Nov. 46/2 Try to keep taxes attractively low without running out of money, and watch the population and your popularity rating soar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	popularity
释义	popularityn. Brit. /ˌpɒpjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrədi/ Forms: 1500s popularite, 1500s–1600s popularitie, 1500s– popularity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin populāritās ; popular adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: Partly < classical Latin populāritās fellow-citizenship, the action or practice of courting popular favour, in post-classical Latin also population (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), general opinion (4th cent.; < populāris popular adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)), and partly < popular adj. + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French, French popularité populace (15th cent. in an isolated attestation; now obsolete), popular government (1568 in Middle French in an isolated attestation; now obsolete), popular bearing, tendency to seek the admiration or support of others (1725; now obsolete), fact of being liked by many people, general acceptance (1751, after the English word), Spanish popularidad populace (1490; now obsolete in this sense), fact of being liked, admired, or supported by people (1647). †1. Popular or democratic government. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] democracya1500 popularity1546 popular state1546 populacy1632 demarchy1643 liberal democracy1787 mass democracy1932 1546 S. Winton in S. Gardiner Lett. (1933) 230 Doctor Joannes Sledanus, Joannes Sturmius, and the Lansgraves Marshal, who,..with an inclination they have to a popularite, might easely be made negligent to delyver oon byllet for an other. 1548 W. Thomas in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. App. S. 65 The Swizzers, that destroyed their gentlemen in a day and that now glory most in their popularity. 1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingdom (1634) 24 An Aristocracie cannot be immediately dissolved, either into a tyranny or a tumultuous popularity. 1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons v. 52 In a very few Years we have made mighty Leaps from Prerogative Heights into the Depths of Popularity. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 350 In that case despotism itself must submit to the vices of popularity . View more context for this quotation †2. The principle of popular or democratic government; democracy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > democratism popularity1574 democratism1797 democracy1856 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. To Rdr. sig. a iv Contempt of magistrates, popularitie, Anabaptistrie and sundrie other pernicious and pestilent errors. 1602 J. Nichols Plea of Innocent 141 The next [accusation]..is that we affect popularitie. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 176 Hee taught, All goods should be Common, and divers other Articles tending to Popularity. 1689 D. Granville in Remains (1861) I. 71 The contagion of the age, the spirit of popularity and republicanisme. 3. The fact or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people or by a particular group of people; general acceptance or approval. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] popularity1574 vogue1617 populacy1687 popular air1710 1574 J. Whitgift Godlie Serm. sig. Bvii For it [sc. flattery] breedeth in them Ambition, the roote of rebellion and treason... And in whome hath not popularitie wrought these effectes? 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. iv. 526 At the next election of Magistrates, his popularitie gained him a Consulship. 1673 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 77 They have no man of eminent popularitie to head them. 1731 Ld. Hervey Let. 21 July in Earl of Ilchester Ld. Hervey & Friends (1950) (modernized text) 73 In public we drank loyal healths, talked of the times and cultivated popularity: in private we drew plans and cultivated the country. 1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xvii. §22 By popularity is meant the property of being acceptable or rather not unacceptable to the bulk of the people. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 62 Numerous editions of these poems confirm their popularity. 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens i. 17 He had found the way short from obscurity to the dazzling light of popularity. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. 219 When she entered a room it was felt that something substantial had come in, which was probably the reason of her popularity as a patroness. 1994 City Paper (Baltimore) 29 June 34/2 The haiku grew in popularity..after World War II. †4. a. The action or practice of seeking the admiration or support of others. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > desire for popularity > the seeking of popularity popularitya1594 a1594 Edmond Ironside (1991) ii. ii. 76 Whoe soe desires to mount a loftie pitch Must beare himself against the stoborne winde And shunne bace Common popularitie. 1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 5 So it be without too much pompe or popularitie. 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 238 A very laudable affectation of Popularity, first to engage Men's Affections to our Persons. 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 66 Popularity is a Courting the Favour of the People by undue Practices. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 206 He said, there was such a remissness, and so much popularity appeared on all occasions, that..it would be impossible to preserve the Church. b. In plural. Popular practices; fashions, fads. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > desire for popularity > the seeking of popularity > actions which popularities1597 1597 F. Bacon Of Coulers Good & Euill f. 17, in Ess. It may be represented also by coulers, popularities and circumstances, which are of such force, as they sway the ordinarie iudgement. 1867 F. T. Palgrave in Fine Arts Q. Rev. 2 128 A talent such as Mr Haden's..cannot be expected to penetrate the circle of undisciplined and prosaic observers, or compete with the facile popularities of the day. †5. = populace n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] folkc888 peoplea1325 frapec1330 commona1350 common peoplea1382 commonsa1382 commontya1387 communityc1400 meiniec1400 commonaltya1425 commonsa1500 vulgarsa1513 many1526 meinie1532 multitude1535 the many-headed beast (also monster)1537 number1542 ignobility1546 commonitya1550 popular1554 populace1572 popularya1578 vulgarity?1577 populacya1583 rout1589 the vulgar1590 plebs1591 mobile vulgusc1599 popularity1599 ignoble1603 the million1604 plebe1612 plebeity1614 the common filea1616 the herda1616 civils1644 commonality1649 democracy1656 menu1658 mobile1676 crowd1683 vulgusa1687 mob1691 Pimlico parliament?1774 citizenry1795 polloi1803 demos1831 many-headed1836 hoi polloi1837 the masses1837 citizenhood1843 John Q.1922 wimble-wamble1937 1599 L. A. tr. M. Martínez Eighth Bk. Myrror of Knighthood xxvii. sig. Ii4 He obtained to be beloued of Pollinarda, and in such open manner, that the whole popularitie did know it. 1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingdom (1634) 18 That was approved and received by many of the popularity for a happie equality. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 65 To curry Favour with the vulgar Popularity. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 119 [He] incensed the popularity of London, as in a common cause. †6. Vulgarity of speech. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > vulgar language > quality of being popularity1600 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. i. sig. Eii This gallant labouring to auoid Popularitie, fals into a habit of Affectation ten thousand times more hatefull than the former. View more context for this quotation †7. = populousness n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > density of populacy1597 populousness1601 popularity1654 populosity1720 popularness1727 condensity1814 habitancy1837 areality1881 1654 E. Johnson Hist. New-Eng. iii. vii. 212 The last Church that compleated the number of 30. was gathered at Boston, by reason of the popularity thereof. 1720 Barham Barrenness Enq. i Of the antediluvian world, and its popularity before the flood. Compounds C1. (In sense 3.) popularity-hunter n. ΚΠ 1834 Rep. Admin. Pract. Operation Poor Laws (Royal Commissioners) 142 If..one black sheep in that division, one popularity-hunter chooses, he may thwart and destroy the effect of their endeavours. 1875 J. Grant One of Six Hundred i The sly broad-brims and popularity-hunters of the Peace Society. 1970 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 42 131 It is very well written, in a firm, unmannered prose, free from the affectations of either the obscurity-monger or the popularity-hunter. popularity-hunting n. and adj. ΚΠ 1828 Times 14 Feb. 3/2 Leading the Duke from town to town, nay, almost from fair to fair, on an itinerant course of popularity-hunting. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. I. v. 116 A courtly popularity-hunting air. 1946 W. S. Churchill Victory 162 Sir, I trust there will be no popularity-hunting at the public expense. 2002 Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. If you ask me, this incident could do without the antics of a posturing, popularity-hunting millionaire. popularity-monger n. ΚΠ 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. 20 One of the most accredited popularity-mongers of modern society. 1890 Times 15 Oct. 9/2 Falcarragh and Gweedore, a favourite hunting ground of the political popularity-monger who has recently taken to invading Ireland. 1997 Re: anonymous Lee-haters…(Xtra long Post) in comp.graphics.apps.lightwave (Usenet newsgroup) 11 May I'm not a popularity monger, I don't want fame or glory. popularity-seeking adj. ΚΠ 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. xiii. 198 Popularity-seekin' patriots. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. i. 4 He had no right to judge his son's career by his knowledge of his popularity-seeking character, his histrionic, self-deceiving temperament. 2004 USA Today (Nexis) 28 Apr. 4 d 13 Going on 30, starring Jennifer Garner as a popularity-seeking teen, opened last week and is already a hit. C2. popularity contest n. a contest in which the relative popularity of individuals is assessed, or in which popularity is sought; (in extended use) an assessment of the merits of people or issues based on superficial qualities or criteria. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity popularity contest1901 popularity poll1922 1901 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 8 Oct. 4/5 O'Neill most popular man. Gate City Guard Captain wins in popularity contest. 1973 ‘E. McBain’ Hail to Chief i. 15 The decisions I make ain't always popular, but..I'm not running no popularity contest. 1990 L.A. Style Mar. 202/2 Despite the sanctimonious air, the awards are essentially a popularity contest and always have been. popularity poll n. a poll taken from a representative sample of a population in order to assess the popularity of a particular person or issue. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity popularity contest1901 popularity poll1922 1922 Times 2 May 9/5 (heading) Popularity poll for film ‘stars’. 1958 Punch 1 Jan. 50/1 Continuing to top the popularity poll for the masses was Princess Margaret. 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Jan. 20/1 Humbled by his political opponents..and sliding in popularity polls, Yeltsin will find it tough to win parliamentary ratification of the accord. popularity rating n. an assessment of the level of popularity enjoyed by a person or issue. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > measure of popularity > assessment of popularity based on popularity rating1924 1924 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 29 Apr. 4/6 They..admitted having staid in the room but said they were intending..to get married. The judge took the case under advertisement..while information as to the age of the girl and popularity rating with her parents of the proposed man was obtained. 1974 Listener 17 Jan. 70/1 The Japanese Prime Minister..enjoys an even lower popularity-rating..than President Nixon. 1993 Teleworker Nov. 46/2 Try to keep taxes attractively low without running out of money, and watch the population and your popularity rating soar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1546
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