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demos Definition

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

demos Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • anti-war: On the big anti-war demos that took place around the country last year, some people even called Tony Blair a " fascist " .
  • unreleased: The 15-track rarities disk includes alternative versions and live recordings of album tracks as well as unreleased demos.

Noun used with modifier

  • cookery: Cookery demos will begin on 20th October and the vouchers will be available shortly.
  • anti-capitalist: I've been on all the European anti-capitalist demos except Gothenburg.