a man of the people

noun phrase

: a man (such as a politician) who understands and is liked by ordinary people

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Chance may be a man of the people, and often confident to the point of peevishness. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025 Through it all, Murphy was always a man of the people, finding many different ways from pep rallies to online columns to interact with Green Bay’s passionate fan base. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 Don't let his three Emmy nominations and his more than 10 million Instagram followers fool you, Pedro Pascal is a man of the people. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The younger Irsay, in many ways, became the opposite: a man of the people, beloved as much for his generosity as his accessibility. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Like a man of the people becoming a member of the corporation. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 But Jokowi proved enormously popular, presenting himself as a man of the people who could deliver improvements in education and health care, trading on his record as Jakarta’s governor. Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024 Washington was constructing a president who was a gentleman, who did not inconvenience anyone, but who was also a man of the people, who would be satisfied with the ordinary traveler’s food and bed. Rachel Bernstein, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2018

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