Definitions for populace
ˈpɒp yə ləspop·u·lace

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. populace, public, worldnoun

   people in general considered as a whole

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. populacenoun

   The common people of a nation.

   The populace despised their ignorant leader.

2. populacenoun

   The inhabitants of a nation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Populacenoun

   The vulgar; the multitude.

   Etymology: populace, Fr. from populus, Lat.

   Now swarms the populace, a countless throng,
   Youth and hoar age tumultuous pour along. Alexander Pope.

   The tribunes and people having subdued all competitors, began the last game of a prevalent populace, to chuse themselves a master. Jonathan Swift.

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1. populace

   Populace refers to the general population or the inhabitants of a particular area, country, or community, often considered as a group or in terms of their common interests or characteristics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Populacenoun

   the common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession

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1. Populace

   A populace is a group of people forming the total population of a certain place. It is taken from the Latin word populus, which means "people", but also in the sense of a race, nationality, or locality. This can be compared with the Spanish word pueblo, which derives from the same Latin root.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Populace

   pop′ū-lās, n. the common people: those who are not distinguished by rank, education, office, &c. [Fr.,—It. popolazzo—L. populus, people.]

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1. • People

How to pronounce populace?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of populace in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of populace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of populace in a Sentence

1. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi:

   For young people who constitute a greater chunk of the populace, reliance on the internet for daily functions has become a must, business, both small and large wouldn't be able to continue their everyday activities should the government keep the people cut out.

2. A.E. Samaan:

   Regulated rights are not rights. They are niceties and platitudes intended to keep the populace thinking their individual autonomy is respected by their government.

3. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi:

   The Chadian government needs to take advantage of the opportunities the internet offers for economic development and especially for young people, for young people who constitute a greater chunk of the populace, reliance on the internet for daily functions has become a must, business, both small and large wouldn't be able to continue their everyday activities should the government keep the people cut out.

4. Ryan Barenklau:

   The general populace does not like her. They are certainly more happy with Moon in power than they would have been keeping her, she is viewed in disgrace by the majority of South Koreans.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=populace
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Populace
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=populace
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/populace
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=populace
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=populace