An aggregation of people in relation to a superior, e.g. God, a king or priest; the great mass as opposed to an individual; the common people. Obs…

In singular. Chiefly with the. Those without special rank or position in society; the mass of the community as distinguished from the nobility or…

A crowd; a mob, the rabble.

The common people as distinct from the nobility and clergy, often viewed as an estate of the realm (see estate, n. 6a). Cf. commons, n. 1a 4a. Obs…

Of a person: undistinguished by rank, position, wealth, etc.; of ordinary or low social status; belonging to the masses. Frequently in common people…

Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes; commoners or common people regarded as a class or group. Now historical.

Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes; commoners or common people regarded as a class or group. Obsolete.

The body of people having common or equal rights or rank, as distinguished from the privileged classes; the commons; the commonalty. Obsolete.

A crowd of people; (depreciative) a rabble. Also: the populace, the masses. Now Scottish.

Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes; commoners or common people regarded as a class or group. Cf. commonality, n.…

In plural. Scottish. The body of common people regarded as an estate of the realm (see estate, n. 6a). Obsolete.

plural. Persons belonging to the ordinary or common class in the community, esp. the uneducated or ignorant. Obsolete.

With the and plural agreement: the great body of people, the multitude; the majority. Cf. few, pron. n.3a.

(Common) people. Obsolete.

With the: the populace, the public; (derogatory) the common people, the masses.

Having many heads. Frequently in extended use (usually derogatory), designating the masses or populace, esp. in the many-headed beast (also monster)…

Those forming a specified class; the multitude, the public. Obsolete.

Chiefly with the. People who are not of noble birth or rank considered collectively; (also) people of ignoble character. Now rare.

Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes. Also: the common or ordinary soldiers of an army.

With the or another determiner. Ordinary people as a class; the populace. Now rare and archaic.

Ordinary people, as opposed to the titled, wealthy, or privileged classes; people generally. Also (derogatory): the mob, the rabble, the masses.

The populace.

The commonalty; the common people. Obsolete.

= populace, n. 1.

With modifying adjective, as common, general, vulgar, etc.

the vulgar, the common people. Also with a.

gen. The ordinary people, the populace; (derogatory) the mob.

= mobile, n.2

= populace, n. 1. Obsolete.

A person who is not of noble birth or rank; a person of ignoble character; an ignoble person. Also (in later use more commonly) with the and plural…

Elliptical uses. the millions (also the million): the bulk of the population; the multitude, the masses.

Roman History. These people as a group; = plebs, n. 2. Also: the commonalty of any other nation. Obsolete.

The plebeian class; the commonalty.

A row of persons, animals, or things placed one behind the other. the common file = ‘the common herd’ (obsolete or archaic) in file: one after…

the herd: the multitude, the common people, the rabble. Often qualified by common, vulgar, etc.

In plural. Civil matters or affairs, esp. as opposed to spiritual or ecclesiastical ones. Cf. spiritual, n. 3. Obsolete.

Chiefly Scottish. Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes; commoners or common people regarded as a class or…

Those people who possess no hereditary or special rank or privileged status, collectively; the common or ordinary people; (in later use) spec. the…

The common people. Obsolete. rare.

The mob, the rabble; the common people, the populace.

transferred. The people who throng the streets and populous centres; the masses; the multitude.

The common people; the ordinary ruck.

Usually depreciative. With the: the common people; the populace; the masses.

A mob.

With plural or singular agreement. Citizens collectively.

The common people, the masses. Cf. hoi polloi, n.

The common people of an ancient Greek state or (by extension) any state or polity, esp. a democratic… With singular or plural agreement. As a…

With the: the masses, the populace.

The majority; the masses. Also formerly in University slang: candidates for a pass degree.

the masses: the populace, the ordinary people, esp. as viewed in an economic or political context.

Citizens collectively; citizenry.

With following word used as if a surname: (a name given to) a hypothetical ordinary or average person of the specified type or associated with the…

? The ‘general run’, the ordinary crowd.