popular front
noun
often capitalized P&F
: a coalition especially of leftist political parties against a common opponent
specifically
: one sponsored and dominated by Communists as a device for gaining power
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So far, two broad themes have emerged: of a general anti-incumbency (perhaps predictable after COVID) and of an expansive popular front against right-wing extremism.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Had progressive parties been willing to form a popular front, as thinkers from Einstein to Trotsky urged, the world could have been spared its worst war.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Follow these simple steps for choosing a popular front door color that brings out the beauty in your brick house.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
Enhance the beauty of your brick facade with these popular front door colors.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
The third option, and popular front-runner, calls for doing everything as an approximately $6 billion project.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022
That had the effect of uniting the left, center left, and a decent portion of the center right in a popular front against Trump.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021
But that doesn't mean the popular front strategy solves the problem that right-wing populism poses to liberal democracies around the world.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021
In Spain, anti-fascist tactics and solidarity were put to the test in 1936, when a military coup tested the solidarity among working and middle class groups who were organized as a board based popular front against fascism.
—James Stout, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2020
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Had progressive parties been willing to form a popular front, as thinkers from Einstein to Trotsky urged, the world could have been spared its worst war.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Follow these simple steps for choosing a popular front door color that brings out the beauty in your brick house.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
Enhance the beauty of your brick facade with these popular front door colors.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
The third option, and popular front-runner, calls for doing everything as an approximately $6 billion project.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022
That had the effect of uniting the left, center left, and a decent portion of the center right in a popular front against Trump.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021
But that doesn't mean the popular front strategy solves the problem that right-wing populism poses to liberal democracies around the world.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021
In Spain, anti-fascist tactics and solidarity were put to the test in 1936, when a military coup tested the solidarity among working and middle class groups who were organized as a board based popular front against fascism.
—James Stout, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2020
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“Popular front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular%20front. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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