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populace

/ˈpɑpjələs/noun3 syllables

Populace means: people in general considered as a whole.

Synonyms for populace10

noun, as in people in general considered as a whole

also used for populace

common people, hoi polloi, masses, people, rabble, riff-raff, inhabitants, population

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What does populace mean?1

noun

1

people in general considered as a whole“he is a hero in the eyes of the public”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Populace in a sentence

  • The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.Scott
  • The populace, once uprisen, will not be put down.RJH
  • After all of these years of war, the populace is tired and beleaguered.JHR
  • The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.darinmex
  • The populace have never forgotten the president's generosity.mervert1
  • It cannot be allowed to terrorize the populace any longer.mailohilohi
  • Their inability to satisfy the desires of the populace led to their electoral defeat.mailohilohi
  • Their unwillingness to satisfy the desires of the populace led to their electoral defeat.mailohilohi

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Forms of populace

as a noun

plural
populaces