Popularity or
social status
Social status is the level of social value a person is considered to possess. More specifically, it refers to the relative level of respect, honour, assumed competence, and deference accorded to people, groups, and organizations in a society. Stat ...
is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group.
Popular may also refer to:
In sociology
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Popular culture
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Popular fiction
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Popular music
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Popular science
''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...
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Populace, the total population of a certain place
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Populism
Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...
, a political philosophy, based on the idea that the common people are being exploited.
* Informal usage or custom, as in
popular names
Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group.
Popular may also refer to:
In sociology
* Popular culture
* Popular fiction
* Popular music
* Popular science
* Populace, the total ...
, as opposed to formal or scientific nomenclature
Companies
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Popular, Inc., also known as ''Banco Popular'', a financial services company
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Popular Holdings, a Singapore-based educational book company
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The Popular (department store)
The Popular Dry Goods Company (known as The Popular and by its large Spanish-speaking clientele as La Popular) was a local chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas. It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelr ...
, a chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas, from 1902 to 1995
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The Popular Magazine'', an American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931
Media
Music
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"Popular" (Darren Hayes song) (2004), on the album ''The Tension and the Spark''
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"Popular" (Eric Saade song) (2011), on the album ''Saade Vol. 1''
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"Popular" (M.I.A. song) (2022), from the upcoming album ''Mata''
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"Popular" (Nada Surf song) (1996), on the album ''High/Low''
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"Popular" (The Veronicas song) (2008), on the album ''Hook Me Up''
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"Popular" (Wicked song), in the musical ''Wicked''
*''Popular'', an unreleased album by
Van Hunt
*"Popular", a song by The Anchoress on the 2015 album ''
Confessions of a Romance Novelist''
*"Popular", a song by Lil Wayne on the 2010 album ''
I Am Not a Human Being''
Other media
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''Popular'' (TV series), a teenage dramedy on the WB network
* ''Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships'', a book by psychology professor
Mitch Prinstein
See also
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Poplar (disambiguation)
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Populaire (disambiguation), French for popular
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Populous (disambiguation)
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