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populace

(pɒpjʊləs)
uncountable noun
The populace of a country is its people.
[formal]
...a large proportion of the populace.
Synonyms: people, crowd, masses, mob More Synonyms of populace

populace in British English

(ˈpɒpjʊləs)
noun (sometimes functioning as plural)
1. 
the inhabitants of an area
2. 
ordinary people collectively
Word origin
C16: via French from Italian popolaccio the common herd, from popolo people, from Latin populus

populace in American English

(ˈpɑpjəlɪs)
noun
1. 
the common people; the masses
2. 
population (sense 1) population (sense 1a)
Word origin
Fr < It popolaccio, mob, rabble < popolo < L populus, people

Examples of 'populace' in a sentence
populace

He was greatly respected by the local populace.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Their general populace is well dressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The story goes that rebels wrapped messages of their plot to capture a walled city inside cakes that they distributed to the local populace.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The captain of Wales requires the patience of a saint to cope with the demands of the populace of a country besotted by rugby.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I liked the way the producers began and ended their broadcast on the same theme and wondered what other risks they took to keep the populace informed.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)

In other languages
populace

British English: populace NOUN
The populace of a country is its people.
...a large proportion of the populace.
  • American English: populace
  • Brazilian Portuguese: povo
  • Chinese: 平民
  • European Spanish: pueblo
  • French: population
  • German: Bevölkerung
  • Italian: popolazione
  • Japanese: 国民
  • Korean: 국민
  • European Portuguese: povo
  • Latin American Spanish: pueblo

(noun) 
Definition
the common people
a large proportion of the populace
Synonyms
people
crowd
It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
masses
mob
If they continue like this, there is a danger of the mob taking over.
inhabitants
general public
multitude
The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.
throng
An official pushed through the throng.
rabble (derogatory)
They are forced to socialise with the rabble.
hoi polloi
Joe Public (slang)
Joe Six-Pack (US, slang)
commonalty

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crowd
Definition
a large number of things or people gathered together
It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
Synonyms
multitude,
mass,
assembly,
throng,
company,
press,
army,
host,
pack,
mob,
flock,
herd,
swarm,
horde,
rabble,
concourse,
bevy
in the sense of mob
Definition
the masses
If they continue like this, there is a danger of the mob taking over.
Synonyms
masses,
rabble (derogatory),
hoi polloi,
scum,
great unwashed (informal, derogatory),
riffraff,
canaille,
commonalty
in the sense of multitude
The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.
Synonyms
public,
mob,
herd,
populace,
rabble (derogatory),
proletariat,
common people,
hoi polloi,
commonalty

Nearby words of
populace

  • pope
  • popinjay
  • poppycock
  • populace
  • popular
  • popularity
  • popularize

Synonyms of 'populace'

populace

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of rabble
Definition
the common people
They are forced to socialise with the rabble.
Synonyms
commoners,
proletariat,
common people,
riffraff,
crowd,
masses,
trash (US, Canadian),
scum,
lower classes,
populace,
peasantry,
dregs,
hoi polloi,
the great unwashed (derogatory),
canaille,
lumpenproletariat,
commonalty
in the sense of throng
Definition
a great number of people or things crowded together
An official pushed through the throng.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
horde,
press,
host,
pack,
mass,
crush,
jam,
congregation,
swarm,
multitude,
concourse,
assemblage
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