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populace

[pop-yuh-luhs]

noun

  1. the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.

  2. all the inhabitants of a place; population.



populace

/ ˈɒʊə /

noun

  1. the inhabitants of an area

  2. the common people; masses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of populace1

1565–75; < French < Italian popolaccio, equivalent to popol ( o ) people + -accio pejorative suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of populace1

C16: via French from Italian popolaccio the common herd, from popolo people, from Latin populus
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They also warn that Gaza's populace faces catastrophic levels of hunger after an almost three-month total Israeli blockade that was partially eased three weeks ago.

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Their algorithms, source codes, and data flows are controlled by powerful corporations whose interests rarely align with those of the broader global populace.

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The authors conclude that the populace will likely be too distracted, too unprepared and too deeply divided to act in unison.

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For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.

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The California Community Foundation survey portrays a populace that values the contributions of immigrants, regardless of legal status, and believes the state should provide essential services to support their well-being.

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