populace

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɒpjʊləs/
• (America) enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA: /ˈpɑpjələs/

Noun

populace

1. The common people of a nation.

   The populace despised their ignorant leader.

2. The inhabitants of a nation.

Synonyms

• (common people of a nation) common people, hoi polloi, masses, people, rabble, riff-raff
• (inhabitants of a nation) inhabitants, population

Translations

• French: bas peuple, plèbe (pejorative), populace (pejorative)
• German: gemeine Volk, breite Masse, Pöbel (pejorative)
• Portuguese: povão (pejorative)
• Russian: просто́й наро́д
• Spanish: populacho (pejorative)

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