Meaning : Regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public.
Example :
A popular tourist attraction.
A popular girl.
Cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular.
Meaning : Carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large.
Example :
The popular vote.
Popular representation.
Institutions of popular government.
Meaning : Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large.
Example :
Democratic art forms.
A democratic or popular movement.
Popular thought.
Popular science.
Popular fiction.
Synonyms : democratic
Meaning : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people).
Synonyms : pop