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   Pop·u·lace

   /ˈpäpyələs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the people living in a particular country or area: "the party misjudged the mood of the populace"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Italian popolaccio ‘common people’, from popolo ‘people’ + the pejorative suffix -accio.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › populacePopulace - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The populace is a way to refer to a group of people in general, like the masses or a population. Populace, in its original use, was a negative way of referring to ordinary people, as opposed to rich, privileged, or royal people.

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   Populace definition: the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.. See examples of POPULACE used in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpopulace noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian popolaccio ‘common people’, from popolo ‘people’ + the pejorative suffix -accio. Definition of populace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOPULACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › populace_npopulace, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   populace noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun populace mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun populace, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOPULACE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   POPULACE definition: all the people who live in a particular country or place. Learn more.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › populacepopulace | meaning of populace in Longman Dictionary of...

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   populace meaning, definition, what is populace: the people who live in a country: Learn more.