populace
Plural: populaces
Noun
- The general public; the common people of a place.
- people in general considered as a whole
- The common people of a nation.
- The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).
Examples
- The populace despised their ignorant leader.
- The populace of Words With Friends players often prefers common words for quick scoring.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French populace, from Italian popolaccio. Compare demotic.
Synonyms
public, world, common people, hoi polloi, inhabitants, masses, people, population, rabble, riff-raff
Scrabble Score: 14
populace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpopulace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
populace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary