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[ noun ] people in general considered as a whole

Synonyms

public world

Examples

"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

It would be well to show the populace how we deal with adulterers '' .

A week later the sentence of the Council was carried_out : Jake_Camaret and the woman were marched naked through the streets past a mocking populace .

Related terms

people admass audience

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