Populace Definition

pŏpyə-lĭs
noun
The common people; the masses.
Webster's New World

Population.

Webster's New World

The inhabitants of a nation.

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Noun

Singular:
populace
Plural:
populaces

Origin of Populace

  • French from Italian popolaccio rabble from popolo the people from Latin populus popular

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French populace, from Italian popolaccio.

    From Wiktionary

Populace Sentence Examples

  • They had the populace on their side.

  • He demanded the formation of a national guard from the departments to defend the Convention against the populace of Paris.

  • Most of the inhabitants continued heathens until, according to the legend, Salsa, a Christian maiden, threw the head of their serpent idol into the sea, whereupon the enraged populace stoned her to death.

  • He entered the town like a conquering hero, to the acclaim of the populace.

  • By their labours in the education of the youth of the nation, these rabbis, Judas and Matthias, had endeared themselves to the populace and had gained influence over their disciples.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOP

Words Ending With

ECEACE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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