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# bandwagon

noun (a bandwagon, bandwagons)

«bandwagon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (idiom) Something that suddenly becomes popular, which many people join just because others do: «jump on the bandwagon». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#m1)
2. A large cart that carried a band playing music in a parade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons about persuasion, adverts and politics, the «bandwagon effect» is a trick: «everyone is buying it, so you should too». Thinking for yourself means not just jumping on the bandwagon. Phrases: «jump on the bandwagon», «climb on the bandwagon».

### Examples

- When the toy became popular, everyone jumped on the bandwagon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x1)
- The advert used the bandwagon trick: «Everyone has one!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x2)
- Don't just join the bandwagon; decide what you think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x3)
- In old parades the band rode on a bandwagon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x4)
- Lots of fans jumped on the bandwagon once the team started winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x5)
- The fidget spinner bandwagon didn't last long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/#x6)

### Note

One word. Almost always used in the idiom «jump/climb on the bandwagon», which can sound a bit critical: joining for popularity, not because you believe in it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bandwagon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bandwagon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bandwagon.html) on Mova free.