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populace

'pɒpjulәs5 senses · 5 ms
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noun/ˈpɒpjʊləs//ˈpɑpjələs//ˈpɔp(j)ʊles/
  1. 1

    The common people of a nation.countableuncountable

    • The populace despised their ignorant leader.
  2. 2

    The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).countableuncountable

    • Thomas Brassey (1805-70) should be equally famous, yet he is unknown to swathes of the greater populace. His plaque is at Chester.

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