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Lowest Common Denominator

In relation to people, they are the simplest group in a population. They have the simplest opinions, the simplest views and the simplest lifestyles. They are the unsophisticated (which is not correlated to the amount of happiness they have - in fact, living a simple life may make you even more happy than living a sophisticated one). Because these people do not think as much as a sophisticated person, they tend to be more naive and more gullible to gut feelings, and the ingrained culture and social laws that are around them. Their trust is easily earned.

In terms of politics, this can be taken advantage of when politicians use their persona and the gut feelings of their audience to gain followers, even when their policies and views might be to their disadvantage.
Those GOP candidates like to target the lowest common denominators in each state because it's easy followers for them. I mean, who would follow Rick Santorum because of a sweater vest?
by Bluestjay May 1, 2012
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common

a word which is used by upper middle class tarquins to describe anyone with less money than themselves
"where do u live"
"on the fairbrook estate"
"wheres that"
"its in town"
"do you have horses and a swimming pool? my daddy gave me a horse yesterday"
"No, my place is to small for that"
"Omg, you're so common!!! goodbye!!
by froggy August 24, 2003
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commonstale

fewrerf is a commonstale
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commonsensist

One who uses common sense when advising others.
John Rosemond is a commonsensist as a writer of parenting books.
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commonitive

My teacher and I have many things in common; we are commonitive
by megan the tubularness May 9, 2009
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common truce

The act of forming a pact, truce, and breaking such pact later on for personal gain.
Hitler made a common truce with Russia.
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Common Sensist

A Person That - Through Common Sense - Makes Decisions That Will Positively Effect Our Nation.

A Third Political Party Movement.

One Who Rules With Common Sense Ideas.
"I would vote for a common sensist canidate."

"She has ideas fundamentally grounded by other common sensist thinkers."
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