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bandwagon effect

bandwagon effect noun: the observation that people often do or believe what they think many other people do.

Noun

bandwagon effect

  1. the observation that people often do or believe what they think many other people do.

Origin of bandwagon effect

bandwagon + effect

Questions about bandwagon effect

What does bandwagon effect mean?
Bandwagon effect means the observation that people often do or believe what they think many other people do.
What part of speech is bandwagon effect?
Bandwagon effect is a noun.

Words near bandwagon effect in the dictionary

  1. Bandusia
  2. Bandusian
  3. bandwaggon
  4. bandwaggons
  5. bandwagon
  6. bandwagon effect
  7. bandwagon fallacies
  8. bandwagon fallacy
  9. bandwagon fan
  10. bandwagon fans
  11. bandwagon jumper

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