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populace

po·pu·lace

UK/ˈpɒpjʊləs/ US/ˈpɑpjələs/ uncommon

noun

1.

people in general considered as a whole

  • “he is a hero in the eyes of the public”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French populace, from Italian popolaccio, from popolo + -accio (“pejorative suffix”), from Latin populus.

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