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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of populace1

1565–75; < French < Italian popolaccio, equivalent to popol ( o ) people + -accio pejorative suffix
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51Թ 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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There are other countries that have managed to score higher than the U.S. in terms of the happiness of their populace.

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Without the permission of Congress or much of the populace, whole departments and divisions of the government are being shut down.

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But while we should all be concerned about the impact of fake news, it’s too simplistic to point to fake news as the only barrier to reinstating an informed populace.

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More important, the water drop videos have returned a feeling of control to the populace — and given us all something to root for.

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“Is there not a sense in which programmes like this, while seeking to alert the populace, succeed mainly in paralysing the will?”

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