common touch

noun

: the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people

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Notable achievements Carter was recognized for bringing a common touch to the presidency. Patricio Chile, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024 Jokowi and Modi owe their victories as much to their charisma, common touch, and pro-development reputations as to their stances on questions of piety and religious discrimination. Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019 Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024 Gardiner has made space, too, for other lovely turns: Matthew Lamb is a delight as the Little Boy, an upper-crust kid with a common touch and a weird clairvoyant inkling of impending war. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for common touch 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of common touch was in 1910

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“Common touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20touch. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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