people's choice award
- noun
- /ˈpipəlz tʃɔɪs əˈwɔrd/
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premio del público
- At the ceremony, the host announced the winner of the people's choice award, which was decided by online polls.
Examples
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Last night, the singer was thrilled to win the people's choice award for best new artist.
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We should blow up the people's choice awards.
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The film received a prestigious people's choice award after being favored by audience votes.
Synonyms
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Of very high quality and often the best in a contest
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an award given to the winner chosen by public vote' is directly derivable from combining 'people's' (of the public), 'choice' (selection) and 'award' (prize). This possessive + noun composition is a common, transparent pattern in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
People's choice award comes from the simple picture of the people making the choice for the award by voting or cheering for their favourite. So, it means an award chosen by a 'public vote' rather than by 'judges'.