Populace

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The general public; the masses.
  • n. A population.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The common people of a nation.
  • n. The inhabitants of a nation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, education, office, or profession.
  • n. Synonyms Populace, Mob, Rabble, crowd, masses. Populace is nsed to represent the lower classes, the body of those without wealth, education, or recognized position; it is, however, much less opprobrious than mob or rabble. Mob is a very strong word for a tumultuous or even riotous assembly, moved to or toward lawlessness by discontent or some similar exciting cause. Rabble is a contemptuous word for the very lowest classes, considered as confused or without sufficient strength or unity of feeling to make them especially dangerous.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. people in general considered as a whole
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    people   
    Hyponym
    admass   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mob    commonalty    people   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    populous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mob    rabble    soldiery    inhabitant    multitude