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   popularly

   /ˈpɒpjʊləli/

   adverb

   • 1. by many or most people; generally: "advancing age is popularly associated with a declining capacity to work" Similar widelygenerallyuniversallycommonlyby many/most/allusuallyregularlycustomarilyhabituallyconventionallyordinarilytraditionallyas a rule
   • ▪ (of a term, name, or title) in informal, common, or non-specialist use: "the community charge (popularly known as the poll tax)" Similar informallyunofficiallysimplynon-technicallyby lay peopleby non-specialists
   • ▪ (of a politician or government) chosen by the majority of the voters; democratically: "a popularly elected Parliament" Similar democraticallyby the peopleuniversallyby universal suffrage

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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