populace

[pop-yuh-luhs]

noun

1. the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.

2. all the inhabitants of a place; population.

populace

/ ˈpɒpjʊləs /

noun

1. the inhabitants of an area

2. the common people; masses

Word History and Origins

Origin of populace¹

1565–75; < French < Italian popolaccio, equivalent to popol ( o ) people + -accio pejorative suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of populace¹

C16: via French from Italian popolaccio the common herd, from popolo people, from Latin populus

Example Sentences

Hamas, on the other hand, faces a war-ravaged populace that was weary of its rule even before the Oct.

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It’s an attempt to right historic wrongs in the service of a more effective military and a more unified populace.

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“King of the Hill” camps out somewhere on the rich land between, acknowledging an exurban populace bound to a set of values supposed “elites” might scoff at.

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That reflects the marketplace and attitudes of many single people, who comprise around 31% of the American populace according to Pew Research.

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Though they have long since been extinct, tigers were once a feared presence on the Korean peninsula, at times coming down from the mountains to terrorize the populace.

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