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noun
- 1. the people living in a particular country or area: "the party misjudged the mood of the populace"
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THE POPULACE definition: 1. the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place: 2. the ordinary people who live…. Learn more.
1. : the common people : masses. 2. : population. Did you know? Populace is usually used to refer to all the people of a country. Thus, we're often told that an educated and informed populace is essential for a healthy American democracy.
noun [ U ] us / ˈpɑp·jə·ləs / Add to word list. the people who live in a particular country or place, or ordinary people: It seemed as if the town’s entire populace had turned out for the parade. (Definition of the populace from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of the populace. the populace.
The populace is a way to refer to a group of people in general, like the masses or a population. Populace, in its original use, was a negative way of referring to ordinary people, as opposed to rich, privileged, or royal people.
Populace definition: the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.. See examples of POPULACE used in a sentence.
populace. noun. /ˈpɒpjələs/. /ˈpɑːpjələs/. (usually the populace) [singular + singular or plural verb] (formal) all the ordinary people of a particular country or area. He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
noun. 1. the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
POPULACE definition: all the people who live in a particular country or place. Learn more.
Populace Definition. pŏpyə-lĭs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The common people; the masses. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Population. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The inhabitants of a nation. Wiktionary. Synonyms: world. public. mob. commonalty. commonality.
n. 1. (in a community or nation) the common people as distinguished from the higher classes. 2. the inhabitants of a place; population. [1565–75; < French < Italian popolaccio = popol (o) people + -accio pejorative suffix]
