the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
adj. Predominant; prevalent; most general
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Predominant; having superior influence or efficiency; controlling; moving.
Prevalent; current; general; common.
Synonyms Predominant, Ruling, etc. (see prevalent), dominant, preponderating.
Received, established, ordinary, usual.
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adj. most frequent or common
Word Usage
"My friend Gary Rosenblatt, the publisher and editor of New York's Jewish Week, is right when he decries what he calls the prevailing "attack politics mentality.""