popular acceptance

collocation in English

meaningsofpopularandacceptance

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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acceptance
noun[U]
uk
/əkˈsep.təns/us
/əkˈsep.təns/
general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in ...
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(Definition ofpopularandacceptancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpopular acceptance

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Though some of these appeared prior to the eighteenth century, they seem to have gainedpopularacceptance among traders and government officials only after 1770.
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The use of proverbs helps enrich the text in which they are used, since they draw on traditional wisdom and, therefore, carry the weight ofpopularacceptanceas authentic truth.
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Getting that balance right is crucial to ensuringpopularacceptanceof the integration process.
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It is on that that its success depends – on whether a project gainspopularacceptanceor not.
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We need to examine what can be done to achieve a morepopularacceptanceof the police.
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The red route scheme is gaining increasingpopularacceptance.
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Thepopularacceptanceof non-conventional medicines is a fact of life.
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They make efforts to winpopularacceptancefor their legislation.
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Do they havepopularacceptance?
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The new nickname never gainedpopularacceptance, allowing the old name to remain in common use.
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He criticized scholars of his time for not accepting this, as well as what he called thepopularacceptanceof written works.
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While this was disputed by contemporary scholars, it achieved somepopularacceptance.
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The album was a critical success, thoughpopularacceptancewas lukewarm.
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There are a number of legends about this tree which havepopularacceptance.
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The group obtained immediately thepopularacceptance.
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Nonetheless, itspopularacceptancewas surprisingly strong.
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Guston is best known for these late existential and lugubrious paintings, which at the time of his death had reached a wide audience, and found greatpopularacceptance.
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