Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking general approval or acceptance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not popular; not having the public favor: as, an unpopular magistrate; an unpopular law.
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- adjective lacking
popularity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
Etymologies
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Examples
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He said he hoped to work with Fife council leader Peter Grant and hoped he would agree to stop what he called the unpopular care home charges.
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It is the right to engage in unpopular speech -- speech challenging the status quo, which the angry mob or the tyrannical government would be tempted to suppress -- that the First Amendment protects for all of us.
Taylor Asen: How a Gay Man's Harmless Political Expression May Lead to Prison Time Taylor Asen 2010
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Put briefly, the rigorous econometric analysis undertaken by these four scholars led them to conclude that "to the extent that counterinsurgent forces engage in unpopular and aggressive operations that generate specific local grievances, they are likely to facilitate increased recruitment and support for insurgent groups."
Jay Mandle: War Does Not Promote Democracy Jay Mandle 2010
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Put briefly, the rigorous econometric analysis undertaken by these four scholars led them to conclude that "to the extent that counterinsurgent forces engage in unpopular and aggressive operations that generate specific local grievances, they are likely to facilitate increased recruitment and support for insurgent groups."
Jay Mandle: War Does Not Promote Democracy Jay Mandle 2010
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Put briefly, the rigorous econometric analysis undertaken by these four scholars led them to conclude that "to the extent that counterinsurgent forces engage in unpopular and aggressive operations that generate specific local grievances, they are likely to facilitate increased recruitment and support for insurgent groups."
Jay Mandle: War Does Not Promote Democracy Jay Mandle 2010
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It is the right to engage in unpopular speech -- speech challenging the status quo, which the angry mob or the tyrannical government would be tempted to suppress -- that the First Amendment protects for all of us.
Taylor Asen: How a Gay Man's Harmless Political Expression May Lead to Prison Time Taylor Asen 2010
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Generally, any analysis of possible GOP courses of action that does not start with the observation that the GOP has become ridiculously unpopular is in serious danger of reaching erroneous conclusions.
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It is the right to engage in unpopular speech -- speech challenging the status quo, which the angry mob or the tyrannical government would be tempted to suppress -- that the First Amendment protects for all of us.
Taylor Asen: How a Gay Man's Harmless Political Expression May Lead to Prison Time Taylor Asen 2010
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Fans could pack tiny, dingy venues on the edge of various downtowns, and the young people who sustain unpopular popular music could afford the modest cover charges and the watered-down alcoholic beverages.
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TARP was unpopular from the get-go, and Americans opposed its extension 56-32 last January, according to a poll then from Diageo/Hotline.
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