Complete Definition of "populace"

English
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�p�pj�l�s/, SAMPA|/"pQpjUl@s/
(US): AHD|päpʹy�-l�s, IPA|/�p�pj�l�s/, SAMPA|/"pApj@l@s/

Homophones
populous

Noun
en-noun|-

#The common people of a nation.
#:The populace despised their ignorant leader.
#The inhabitants of a nation.

Usage notes
Do not confuse populace (a noun) with populous (an adjective).

Synonyms
(common people of a nation): common people, hoi polloi, masses, people, rabble, riff-raff
(inhabitants of a nation): inhabitants, population

Translations
trans-top|common people
German: gemeine Volk n, breite Masse f
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Spanish: populacho m (pejorative)
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trans-top|inhabitants of a nation
German: Bevölkerung f
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