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bandwagon

The definition of a bandwagon is a popular cause that people join, or a wheeled mode of transportation that carries a musical act from place to place.

(noun)

An example of a bandwagon is when a sports team is winning and local fans begin to support the team.
An example of a bandwagon is the colorful carriage that leads a circus parade.

See bandwagon in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a decorated wagon for a band of musicians to ride in, as in a parade

See bandwagon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.
Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: young voters climbing aboard the party's bandwagon.
Informal A current trend: “Even brand-name [drug] companies . . . have jumped on the generics bandwagon” (Beth Howard).

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