populace

[ pop-yuh-luhs ]

/ ˈpɒp yə ləs /

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noun

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

all the inhabitants of a place; population.

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Origin of populace

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH populace

populace , population, populous

Words nearby populace

popster, popstrel, popsy, pop the question, pop-top, populace, popular, popular culture, popular etymology, popular front, popularity

How to use populace in a sentence

Other events are cancelled amid breakthrough infections and a stubborn portion of the populace that refuses to take the shot.
Human Rights Campaign nixes annual D.C. dinner due to coronavirus|Chris Johnson|August 25, 2021|Washington Blade
As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.
How The Republican Push To Restrict Voting Could Affect Our Elections|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|May 17, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Amar notes that these men argued in a style that might be easily read by the people, but the populace at large, it appears, has dropped out of the conversation entirely.
How a decades-long conversation shaped the young United States|Kenneth Mack|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Even for a populace very used to some unexpected downside emerging, it’s hard to see where one might emerge in this case.
The vaccination slowdown has slowed down|Philip Bump|May 13, 2021|Washington Post

Most people in most places were ruled by brute power or by old customs that the populace had never formally consented to in any self-conscious moment of collective choice.
The Story Behind the Declaration of Independence's Most Memorable Line|Akhil Reed Amar|May 7, 2021|Time
He proposed among other things that police departments must better reflect the ethnic makeup of the populace.
Darren Wilson Wasn’t Indicted—the System Was|Michael Daly|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Revolution, Brand bemoans our “uninformed populace,” while repeatedly proving his point with fantastically wrong information.
Russell Brand’s Revolution For Morons|Michael Moynihan|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He studied our use of language and the way that words are manipulated to manipulate the populace.
Why George Carlin Deserves His Own Street|Kevin Bartini|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In order for the populace to lead balanced and productive lives, manipulative forces must provide scripted risk.
They Saw Our Sports Problem Coming|T.D. Thornton|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Muslim populace who love and support you will never find palatable...the scenes of slaughtering the hostages.
From ISIS Videos to JLaw Nudes, When Is Looking Abetting Evil?|Michael Daly|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was accustomed, at his return, or issuing from his gates, to be hailed and lackied by the acclamations of the populace.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The populace was greatly excited, and a crowded house greeted his appearance.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He was the man made for the time—precisely the middle term between the reign of the nobility and the reign of the populace.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Jacobins now made a direct and infamous attempt to turn the rage of the populace against Madame Roland.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Luckily, the time fixed for the revolution passed over, without the populace fulfilling its threats.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for populace

populace

/ (ˈpɒpjʊləs) /

noun (sometimes functioning as plural)

the inhabitants of an area

the common people; masses

Word Origin for populace

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

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