Popular

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
  2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
  3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
  4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
  5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
  6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
    7. Popular action (Law),
    an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute.