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common man
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Noun
common man (plural common men)
- An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.
- 1971, Nevada State AFL-CIO, Proceedings, volume 15, page 98:
- While the common man is holding the brunt of the taxes, there are groups, special-interest groups, that are getting off with paying none.
Translations
See also
- populism
- everyman
- John Doe
- Jane Doe
- John Q. Public
- Main Street (American working class and small businesses)
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