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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. people in general considered as a whole;
- Example: "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
[syn: populace, public, world]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Populace \Pop"u*lace\, n. [F. populace, fr. It. popolaccio,
   popolazzo, fr. popolo people, L. populus. See People.]
   The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, --
   comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office,
   education, or profession. --Pope.
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         To . . . calm the peers and please the populace.
                                                  --Daniel.
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         They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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   Syn: Mob; people; commonalty.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

populace
    n 1: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in
         the eyes of the public" [syn: populace, public,
         world]