populace

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒpjʊləs/, SAMPA: /"pQpjUl@s/
• (US) enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA: /ˈpɑpjələs/, SAMPA: /"pApj@l@s/
• Homophones: populous

[edit] Noun

populace (uncountable)

1. The common people of a nation.

   The populace despised their ignorant leader.

2. The inhabitants of a nation.

[edit] Usage notes

• Do not confuse populace (a noun) with populous (an adjective).

[edit] Synonyms

• (common people of a nation): common people, hoi polloi, masses, people, rabble, riff-raff
• (inhabitants of a nation): inhabitants, population

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Czech

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[edit] Noun

populace f.

1. population

[edit] Derived terms

• populační