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noun
a hypothetical common man, especially one held to be typical of a mass society, to be characterized by the absence of unique values or distinct personality traits, to lack a sense of personal or social responsibility, and to be readily manipulated by the techniques developed by mass media.
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Origin of mass man

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby mass man

massive, massive resistance, massive retaliation, mass leave, massless, mass man, mass-market, mass marketing, mass-market paperback, mass media, mass medium
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