man of the people
noun phrase
: someone who understands or who is like ordinary people who do not have special power or privileges
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But Steve plays a ‘man of the people’ author who goes to a snooty New England college where his daughter teaches.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Horton’s slimy champagne socialism may be a straightforward satirical target, but Monk turns out to be a pretty self-serving man of the people; one way or another, as Mrs. Tidwell bitterly notes, the servant class can never emerge triumphant.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
Sixto Rodriguez was celebrated Saturday as a pure artistic soul and man of the people who deeply valued his life as a Detroiter.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Horton’s slimy champagne socialism may be a straightforward satirical target, but Monk turns out to be a pretty self-serving man of the people; one way or another, as Mrs. Tidwell bitterly notes, the servant class can never emerge triumphant.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
Sixto Rodriguez was celebrated Saturday as a pure artistic soul and man of the people who deeply valued his life as a Detroiter.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
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“Man of the people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20the%20people. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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