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Definition of popular front - 2 dictionary results

popular front

–noun
1. a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
2. any similar political coalition formed to achieve short-term goals.
Also called people's front.


Origin:
1935–40; cf. Sp. frente popular, F front populaire
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n.  A political coalition of leftist parties against fascism, such as that formed among European countries during the 1930s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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