"man of the people" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-man of the people.ogg [Australia] Forms: men of the people [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men of the people}} man of the people (plural men of the people)
  1. (idiomatic) A man, usually a celebrity or political leader, who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Related terms: average Joe, common touch, people person, regular folk, regular folks Translations (one with understanding of ordinary people): kansanmies (Finnish), człowiek ludu [masculine] (Polish), челове́к от наро́да (čelovék ot naróda) [masculine] (Russian), наро́дный кандида́т (naródnyj kandidát) [masculine] (Russian), бли́зкий к наро́ду (blízkij k naródu) [masculine] (Russian)

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