populace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The common people of a nation.
The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).

/ˈpɒpjʊləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-populace.wav päpʹyə-ləs /ˈpɑpjələs/ /ˈpɔp(j)ʊles/

populace populaces

From Middle French populace, from Italian popolaccio. Compare demotic.

common people hoi polloi masses people rabble riff-raff inhabitants population

populicide

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