populace

Definitions


[ˈpɒpjʊləs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the people living in a particular country or area
(e.g: the party misjudged the mood of the populace)


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




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