Definition
The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.
In Context
- "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch; . . . Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it"
- "The crowd roared its approval and gave a standing ovation to the new President of Africa's most populous nation. That common touch has served Babangida well."
- "The admiral is the first enlisted man to lead the Navy, and Navy aides are busy cultivating his image as a four-star officer with a common touch."
- "From the first moments of his papacy it has been evident that Francis is a “people person,” with a gentle common touch and a gift for pastoral outreach."
See Also
- man of the people
- just folks
- unpretentiousness