English Dictionary: populace | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for populace | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. To . . . calm the peers and please the populace. --Daniel. They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces. --Tennyson. Syn: Mob; people; commonalty. |