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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • People

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How to pronounce populace?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say populace in sign language?

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. Craig Singleton:

   The notion of robbing pensioners to pay back the party for the costs associated with compulsory Covid testing and other expensive pandemic measures was never going to sit well with the general populace.

2. 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.

3. Jiren Parikh:

   Do we really think we're going to start weaponizing robots ? It's silly to do that. I don't think that's in the DNA of America either, we live in a country that has so many rules and regulatory requirements in place that things like this are just remote and virtually impossible without the say of the populace.

4. 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.

5. Abid Qaiyum Suleri:

   The availability and accessibility of food may become difficult for over 60 percent of the populace in the next 10 years if immediate steps aren’t taken to recharge the aquifer.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=populace