populace

Meanings

• noun

  The total number of people living in a particular area or region; the inhabitants of a country or city.

  - "The populace of New York City is over 8 million."
  - "The populace of India is the second largest in the world."

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Synonyms

hoi polloi , masses , people , rabble , riff-raff , inhabitant , population

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with populace
hope , scope , mope , rope

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Variants

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populace , populaces

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Etymology

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From Latin populus, meaning 'people' or 'crowd'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'populace' was first used in English during the late Middle Ages.

2. The term 'populace' is derived from the Latin word 'populus', which also gave rise to the English word 'popular'.

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Related Concepts

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1. demography: The statistical study of populations and their characteristics, such as size, density, distribution, and composition.

2. population density: The number of people living in a given area, usually expressed as people per unit of area.

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Culture

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The term 'populace' has been used extensively in literature and politics to refer to the collective body of people. In literature, it has been used to depict the masses, the common people, or the demos in democratic societies.

How to Memorize "populace"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large crowd of people, representing the populace.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'populace' with the concept of 'people' or 'crowd'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People P' to remember that populace refers to 'People'.

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