Sekirov Dictionary

bandwagon

/ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 3

noun2

A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
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(figurative) A current movement that attracts wide support.
- Specifically, and unforgivably, she restarted the Heathrow Third Runway bandwagon, which had been stalled for more than a decade and even declared dead by most commentators. — 2025

verb1

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(figurative) To join a bandwagon (a current movement that attracts wide support).
- Again, only three years ago, he opposed every measure advocated by Woodrow Wilson—did all he could to prevent his nomination—and bandwagoned when the nomination could no longer be prevented. — 1915

forms

bandwagoned · bandwagonned · bandwagoning · bandwagonning · bandwagons

Phrases with bandwagon

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