Populace

n.

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The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, - comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession. To . . . calm the peers and please the populace. - Daniel. They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces. - Tennyson.

Noun

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populace - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" Synonyms: public, world

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