Definitions | hoi polloi |
| noun (i, collective noun)
- The common people; the masses.
- (non-standard) The elite (hoi oligoi).
Translations: - Spanish: populacho , plebe
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(trans-top, the elite)
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Etymology: From Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, á, tr=hoi, , the (plural), lang=grc), and (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=polloi, , many, lang=grc).
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