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"popular" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often democratic (10 letters).
Definitions
Liked or supported by many people.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English populer, borrowed from Old French populaire, or borrowed from Latin populāris.
Used in a sentence
“Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.”
“Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide.”
“Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Liked by many people”7 letters
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