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Madiba has common touch

MS Motaung would like to know what the expression "the common touch" means.

MS Motaung would like to know what the expression "the common touch" means.

If someone has "the common touch", he/she is able, despite being in a position of power, to talk to and understand ordinary people.

This is often done by appearing to have the same qualities as them. - thefreedictionary.com; dictionary.reference.com; ldoceonline.com

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