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.
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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
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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
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“Common touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20touch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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