the common touch
noun
: the ability of someone in a position of power or authority to attract the support of ordinary people
He is a politician with the common touch.
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Keplinger didn't have the common touch and might be seen as rather intellectual and privileged and aloof and out of touch.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Ending on an earnest note, O'Brien likened Sandler to Mark Twain in that both men's sense of humor had the common touch.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2023
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Ending on an earnest note, O'Brien likened Sandler to Mark Twain in that both men's sense of humor had the common touch.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2023
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“The common touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20common%20touch. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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