Populace

  • 11POPULACE — n. f. Bas peuple. Ils essayèrent de soulever la populace. Apaiser, calmer la populace. La plus vile populace. Un homme de la populace …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 12populace — [[t]pɒ̱pjʊləs[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu the N The populace of a country is its people. [FORMAL] ...a large proportion of the populace. Syn: population …

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  • 13populace — noun when the populace wants to, it can change the course of history Syn: population, inhabitants, residents, natives; community, country, (general) public, people, nation; common people, man/woman in the street, masses, multitude, rank and file …

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  • 14Populace — A populace is a group of people forming the total population of a certain place. It is taken from the Latin word populus , which means people , but also in the sense of a race, nationality, or locality. This can be compared with the Spanish word… …

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  • 15populace — noun /ˈpɒpjʊləs,ˈpɑpjələs/ a) The common people of a nation. The populace despised their ignorant leader. b) The inhabitants of a nation. Syn: hoi polloi, masses, people, rab …

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  • 16populace — See population. See population, populace, populous …

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  • 17populace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Common people Nouns 1. populace; the people, multitude, crowd, masses; bourgeoisie; commonalty; democracy; common people, lower classes, hoi polloi, rank and file, the ruck, folk, proletariat, plebs,… …

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  • 18populace — pop|u|lace [ˈpɔpjuləs US ˈpa: ] n [singular also + plural verb British English] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Italian popolaccio crowd , from popolo people ] the people who live in a country ▪ the effects of the war on the local… …

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  • 19populace — pop|u|lace [ papjələs ] noun uncount FORMAL the people who live in a particular country or area: The war has left half of the populace without food or water …

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  • 20populace — noun (singular) formal the ordinary people who live in a country: breaking the news to a joyful populace …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English