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Definition of Bandwagon effect
1. Noun. The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity. "Polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
Definition of Bandwagon effect
1. Noun. (sociology) the observation that people often do or believe what they think many other people do. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bandwagon Effect
Literary usage of Bandwagon effect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. OECD Economics Glossary: English-French = Glossaire de L'économie de L'OCDE by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"se présentent sur le marché du travail] [EMO] back-tO-SChool effect effet de la
rentrée scolaire [COM] bandwagon effect гул bandwaggon, bandwaggon movement ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... not by reason of etymology or logical niceties but because of the bandwagon
effect. In the case of kilometer, however, there is at present no bandwagon. ..."
3. The Teacher and His Staff: Differentiating Teaching Roles: Report of the by Thomas Charles Bridges, H Hessell Tiltman, National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.) (1909)
"Change is one of the new "sexy" areas in education and, as is always the case
with such areas, there is a definite bandwagon effect. The area of change has ..."
4. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade Into the 21st Century by National Research Council (1995)
"turn behind its standard can benefit from a bandwagon effect in which users rush
to adopt that standard. IBM Corporation in the 1960s, with System 360, ..."
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