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populace

populace

55 5.7
People who live in a country or area
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːpjələs/
translation icon : población
  • Who wants to be against Europe if the majority of the populace is for it?
  • the general populace
  • educate the populace
  • needs of the populace

But in general, the populace was incredibly happy.

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Examples

  • The new policies aim to improve the lives of the entire populace by providing better healthcare.

  • Well, they seemed to number the entire populace of the city.

  • But in general, the populace was incredibly happy.

  • The populace has to wonder if they will ever find political stability, or find the leadership to secure their place on the world stage.

  • In September 1989, over half of the US populace identified drugs as the nation's number one problem.

    Academic text (1991)
  • A democracy depends on a well-informed populace, citizens who know the issues.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • With the growth of an informed populace, such problems can at least be minimized, if not prevented.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The majority of the black African populace relies either on informal employment or subsistence agriculture for survival.

    Academic text (2008)
  • During the election, the candidates sought to gain the support of the populace through various campaign strategies.

  • The city's populace gathered in the square to celebrate the national holiday with parades and festivities.

Synonyms

public
vspopulace
1.0

People in general, not a small private group

focuses instead on the residents of a specific area collectively
population
vspopulace
2.3

All the people who live in a city or area

is the same idea but highlights the group as a social whole
people
vspopulace
264 1.0

Human beings in a group, for example in a country

specifies those who live in a particular area as a whole
citizenry
vspopulace
36 5.4

All the people who live in a country and have legal rights and duties

covers all residents of the area whether they have legal status or not
multitude
vspopulace
15 5.6

A large group of ordinary people in a society

means the whole resident group without stressing crowd size
masses
vspopulace
2 2.3

Ordinary people in a society who are not rich or powerful

refers neutrally to all local residents rather than a powerless group

How Large

nation
1.7
populace
55 5.7
public
1.0
community
2.8

Surface Forms

populace singular
populaces plural

Etymology

The word populace comes from the Latin word populus, which means 'people'. You can see the same root popul- in population and popular, so populace means the people who live in a country or area.