demos

[dee-mos]

noun

1. the common people of an ancient Greek state.

2. the common people; populace.

3. Sociology.,  a people viewed as a political unit.

demos

/ ˈdiːmɒs /

noun

1. the people of a nation regarded as a political unit

2. rare,  the common people; masses

Word History and Origins

Origin of demos¹

1770–80; < Greek dêmos district, people; demo-

Word History and Origins

Origin of demos¹

C19: from Greek: the populace; see _deme

Example Sentences

As I’ve often related since then, that was the only time I ever walked away from one of those demos thinking, “That will change my life, and I must have it.”

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“The garage at the Beacon house got a new door, was sound-proofed, and that became their practice space and where they tracked all of their demos.”

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It’s not surprising that robot demos seldom show humans interacting closely with walking robots.

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Throughout the weekend, participants watched live demos from speakers and they were given time to cook up beats of their own.

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McCartney most recently won a Grammy for rock performance for “Now and Then,” the single billed as the final Beatles track, which was recovered from demos with the help of cutting-edge mix technology.

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