demos

[ dee-mos ]

/ ˈdi mɒs /

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noun

the common people of an ancient Greek state.

the common people; populace.

Sociology. a people viewed as a political unit.

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Origin of demos

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

Words nearby demos

demonstrator, demonym, demoralize, De Morgan, De Morgan's laws, demos, demoscene, Demosthenes, demote, demothball, demotic

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How to use demos in a sentence

The $50 admission fee includes access to interactive workshops, cheese-making, and cooking demos.
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I probably overused it, but it was really helpful to do good demos with.
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So he had demos made and touted them round the record companies; he pleaded and spieled and harangued.
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All those huddled in the background, cradling their own unheard hip-hop demos.
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I do karaoke singing, and I write songs a lot, and I do demos and sing them.
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Demos was politely informed by a noble earl that he was not costumed fitly to meet the King.
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It is a pity to see fine verses, such as some in “Demos,” absolutely spoiled by the recurrence of one wearisome consonant.
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And thus one is ground small in those mills of God, Demos struggling for tickets.
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Out of the throes of the Industrial Revolution had been born a lusty, clamorous infant that demanded recognition—the new Demos.
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Away then will go your airs and graces, your flaunting ribbons and your finery Beware how you listen to the teaching of Demos.
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British Dictionary definitions for demos

demos

/ (ˈdiːmɒs) /

noun

the people of a nation regarded as a political unit

rare the common people; masses

Word Origin for demos

C19: from Greek: the populace; see deme

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