From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbandwagonband‧wag‧on /ˈbændˌwæɡən/ noun [countable] 1 TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDan activity that a lot of people are doing The keep-fit bandwagon started rolling in the mid-80s.2 → climb/jump/get on the bandwagon
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bandwagon• There is a bandwagon effect that is apparent once initiatives are taken.• As the J-Boat bandwagon gathered momentum, other designs took shape on Rod Johnstone's board.• In every country, intellectuals, too, have jumped on the nationalist bandwagon.• So how do you hop on the bandwagon?• Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.• And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.• Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers. 