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Meaning of "Mondeo Man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONDEO MAN

Mondeo Man  [mɒnˈdeɪəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONDEO MAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mondeo Man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONDEO MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Essex man

Essex man and Mondeo man are stereotypical figures which were popularised in 1990s England. "Essex man" as a political figure is an example of a type of median voter and was used to help explain the electoral successes of Margaret Thatcher in the previous decade. The closely related "Mondeo man" was identified as the sort of voter the Labour Party needed to attract to win the 1997 election.

Definition of Mondeo Man in the English dictionary

The definition of Mondeo Man in the dictionary is a middle-class man, seen as typically driving a Ford Mondeo and preferring to do this rather than use public transport.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONDEO MAN


arroyo
əˈrɔɪəʊ
barrio
ˈbærɪəʊ
bio
ˈbaɪəʊ
Bulawayo
ˌbʊləˈweɪəʊ
carabao
ˌkærəˈbeɪəʊ
Clio
ˈklaɪəʊ
folio
ˈfəʊlɪəʊ
Galileo
ˌɡælɪˈleɪəʊ
Mayo
ˈmeɪəʊ
Montevideo
ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ
Ohio
əʊˈhaɪəʊ
Ontario
ɒnˈtɛərɪəʊ
paseo
pæˈseɪəʊ
portfolio
pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ
radio
ˈreɪdɪəʊ
Romeo
ˈrəʊmɪəʊ
Rosario
rəʊˈsɑːrɪəʊ
stereo
ˈstɛrɪəʊ
Vallejo
vəˈleɪəʊ
zapateo
ˌzæpəˈteɪəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONDEO MAN

Mond process
mondain
mondaine
Mondale
Monday
Monday Club
Monday morning quarterback
Monday-morning quarterbacking
Mondayisation
Mondayise
Mondayization
Mondayize
monde
mondegreen
mondial
mondo
Mondrian
monecious
moneciously
Monegasque

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONDEO MAN

Afghanistan
African
Akan
Alan
American
an
as one man
Asian
Australian
Balikpapan
ban
batman
began
Isle of Man
New Man
Son of Man
the Man
the New Man
to a man
White Van Man

Synonyms and antonyms of Mondeo Man in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mondeo Man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONDEO MAN

Find out the translation of Mondeo Man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mondeo Man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mondeo Man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒙迪欧文
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mondeo Hombre
570 millions of speakers

English

Mondeo Man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mondeo मैन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مونديو رجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mondeo парня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mondeo Man
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্যান্ডেলা ম্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mondeo Man
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mondeo Man
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mondeo Man
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モンデオマン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몬 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mondeo Man
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mondeo Man
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோன்டே மேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोंडेओ मॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mondeo Man
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mondeo Man
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mondeo Man
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mondeo хлопця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mondeo Man
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mondeo Man
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mondeo Man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mondeo Man
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mondeo Man
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mondeo Man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONDEO MAN»

The term «Mondeo Man» is used very little and occupies the 192.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONDEO MAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mondeo Man

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONDEO MAN»

Discover the use of Mondeo Man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mondeo Man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mondeo Man
'Mondeo Man' celebrates and laments a country of disappearing pubs, celebrity anti-heroes and motorway service stations, perfectly capturing the English idiom at the turn of the 21st century.
Luke Wright, 2013
2
Reading the Everyday
(Ross 1995: 55) In this sense, the Mondeo's design reflects the way that 'Mondeo Man' has himself been caricatured, as someone who simply wants to retreat from the public sphere into the apolitical space of everyday life. According to this ...
Joe Moran, 2005
3
Advanced General Studies for OCR
Politicians caricature the view of 'floating voters', who they must win over, as Essex Man, Essex Girl, Mondeo Man, Worcester Woman and Florida Woman. In 1997, Essex Man was seen to have always voted in London for the Labour Party until ...
John Hancock, Trevor Green, Pat Turton, 2001
4
The Transport Debate
... years: the importance to successive government ministers of'Mondeo Man'. Given that transport is not seen as a matter ofparticular concern by the public in relation to other issues such as the economy, education and health, it is intriguing to ...
Jon Shaw, Iain Docherty, 2013
5
Mass Conservatism: The Conservatives and the Public Since ...
He added that they also 'adored' Thatcher, because she appealed both to their self-interest and to their enthusiasm for the 'nation'.61 In the years that followed, the epithets of 'Essex man' and 'Mondeo man' were widely used to encapsulate ...
Stuart Ball, Ian Holliday, Professor of Policy Studies and Head of the Department Ian Holliday, 2013
6
The State and the Global Ecological Crisis
... differentials between regular fuels and the newly introduced ultralow sulfur fuels and between car tax levels for large- and small-engined cars. Nevertheless, the principal effect of the budget was seen as appeasing "Mondeo Man ...
John Barry, Robyn Eckersley, 2005
7
Politipedia: A Compendium of Useful and Curious Facts about ...
'Mondeo man'. This demographic concept was supposedly invented in 1997 when Tony Blair saw a man polishing his Ford Mondeo. He is a 30-something middle-income homeowner who could vote Labour or Tory, and will choose whoever ...
Nick Inman, 2007
8
Geographies of British Modernity: Space and Society in the ...
In place of 'Essex man' came 'Mondeo man', 'Sierra man', and 'Galaxy man', target voters who were almost by definition creatures of the suburban world, but not of any specific point within it. Blair himself is most identified not with a gated ...
David Gilbert, David Matless, Brian Short, 2008
9
Introducing Body Language: A Practical Guide
Whena woman drives a sports car it is perceived as a slightly aggressive showof independence and can be intimidating toaman. 'Mondeo Man' is a way of dubbing the ordinary person, while the image of 'white van man' isso well known asto ...
Glenn Wilson, 2012
10
The transport debate
... 'Mondeo Man'swungtoNewLabour in1997. TheFinancial Timesnoted how theneedsand wants ofhismost recentincarnation,'Motorway Man' – a materialisticand car-dependent middle manager – were also at thecentre of the closely ...
Shaw, Jon, Docherty, Iain, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONDEO MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mondeo Man is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Labour's next leader needs to know
In the UK, we have heard about “Worcester woman,” “Mondeo man” and, most recently, the fabled “squeezed middle.” In Germany, Schröder ... «Prospect, Jul 15»
2
Vauxhall Insignia has something to shout about with new engine
Mondeo Man” famously helped sweep Things-Can-Only-Get-Better New Labour and Tony Blair into Downing Street in 1997. But it's interesting ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
All-New Ford Mondeo, motoring review: Mondeo Man is still stuck in …
It's taken an awfully long time, but the all-new Ford Mondeo is finally here. It's been available in the United States for some time (as the Ford ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Who Knew? Think Tank Claims 'Mondeo Man' Could Be British Asian
Middle England 'Mondeo Man' could be a member of the British Asian community, a think tank has claimed. New research shows that David ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
5
Car review: Ford's Mondeo Vignale attempts to appeal to today's …
The “Mondeo Man” who Tony Blair famously courted during the 1997 General Election could be found on suburban driveways, polishing his ... «City A.M., May 15»
6
Ford Mondeo Vignale review
If the influx of crossovers from the likes of Nissan and Mazda hadn't already killed off the notion of 'Mondeo man' as we know it, then the very ... «AutoExpress, May 15»
7
Mondeo Man turns into mutant electrical beauty: Ford Mondeo Hybrid
Vulture at the Wheel Considering the number of Toyota hybrids that you see on British roads, it's surprising that, despite Ford having offered a ... «The Register, May 15»
8
The five key seats in the county home of Essex Man and Mondeo Man
The importance of Essex Man was not lost on Tony Blair, who, during the 1990s, heralded the age of "Mondeo Man", the self-employed working ... «BBC News, May 15»
9
Luxury kit for Mondeo Man
MONDEO man gets a luxury company car with the unveiling of Ford's first flag-ship Vignale model. Each Vignale Mondeo model is ... «Business Car Manager, Apr 15»
10
Election 2015: How Essex, Florida and motorways decided elections
Mondeo man, Worcester woman and other such voter groups have been bandied around by political parties and their strategists for years now ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mondeo Man [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mondeo-man>. Apr 2024 ».
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