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de·mos (dē′mäs′)

noun

  1. the people or commonalty of an ancient Greek state
  2. the common people; the people; the masses

Etymology: Gr dēmos: see democracy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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