Populace
noun
The people who live in a specific place.
The entire populace of the city was in a festive mood for the annual carnival.
Often appears as...
- general populace
- local populace
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Formal
noun
The people who live in a specific place.
The entire populace of the city was in a festive mood for the annual carnival.
Often appears as...
- general populace
- local populace
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Locality
Refers to inhabitants of a particular area, not just any group of people.
The mayor addressed the concerns of the local populace.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Feel
It can sound impersonal, indicating a large, undifferentiated group without focusing on individuals.
The government's policies affected the entire populace.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It is neutral and does not imply approval or disapproval of the people being described.
The populace often faces challenges during economic downturns.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Locality
Refers to inhabitants of a particular area, not just any group of people.
The mayor addressed the concerns of the local populace.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Feel
It can sound impersonal, indicating a large, undifferentiated group without focusing on individuals.
The government's policies affected the entire populace.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It is neutral and does not imply approval or disapproval of the people being described.
The populace often faces challenges during economic downturns.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Locality
Refers to inhabitants of a particular area, not just any group of people.
The mayor addressed the concerns of the local populace.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Feel
It can sound impersonal, indicating a large, undifferentiated group without focusing on individuals.
The government's policies affected the entire populace.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It is neutral and does not imply approval or disapproval of the people being described.
The populace often faces challenges during economic downturns.
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Flat Earth vs. Round...
really scary are they a threat to the work that you do as a scientist if say government stop funding science the cause of some kind of anti science anti intellectual feedback they're getting from the populace that's when it really starts getting dangerous for our civilization and as the war on science
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Why city flags may be...
As we move more and more into cities, the city flag will become not just a symbol of that city as a place, but also, it could become a symbol of how that city considers design itself, especially today, as the populace is becoming more design-aware. And I think design awareness is at an all-time high.
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An anti-hero of one's...
The anti-hero openly challenges society, and tries to fight against the lies and tactics used to oppress the populace. This step, for the anti-hero, is seldom a matter of brave, wise and heroic opposition. Maybe the anti-hero fights and succeeds in destroying the oppressive government,
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Flat Earth vs. Round...
really scary are they a threat to the work that you do as a scientist if say government stop funding science the cause of some kind of anti science anti intellectual feedback they're getting from the populace that's when it really starts getting dangerous for our civilization and as the war on science
Video examples
Why city flags may be...
As we move more and more into cities, the city flag will become not just a symbol of that city as a place, but also, it could become a symbol of how that city considers design itself, especially today, as the populace is becoming more design-aware. And I think design awareness is at an all-time high.
Video examples
An anti-hero of one's...
The anti-hero openly challenges society, and tries to fight against the lies and tactics used to oppress the populace. This step, for the anti-hero, is seldom a matter of brave, wise and heroic opposition. Maybe the anti-hero fights and succeeds in destroying the oppressive government,
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Quote examples
Adam Johnson
American Writer
For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all the human actions we think of as essential to a character - had be censored by the self lest they be punished by the state.
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William Greider
American Author
As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
American Author
A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
Polling only works in a country without a depressed, frightened populace. Where the public trusts authorities enough to tell them the truth without fear of retribution.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
There's this myth out there that self-perpetuates that candidates believe that although the populace cares about corruption, they're not going to vote on it.
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Francis Parker Yockey
American Writer
No section of the American populace has been more completely deceived by the forces interested in keeping the truth from the people than America's youth.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
American Poet
We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.
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Phylicia Rashad
American Actress
Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.
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Mark Pocan
American Politician
A well-educated populace is the backbone of our middle-class.
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Adam Johnson
American Writer
For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all the human actions we think of as essential to a character - had be censored by the self lest they be punished by the state.
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William Greider
American Author
As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
American Author
A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
Polling only works in a country without a depressed, frightened populace. Where the public trusts authorities enough to tell them the truth without fear of retribution.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
There's this myth out there that self-perpetuates that candidates believe that although the populace cares about corruption, they're not going to vote on it.
Quote examples
Francis Parker Yockey
American Writer
No section of the American populace has been more completely deceived by the forces interested in keeping the truth from the people than America's youth.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.
Quote examples
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
American Poet
We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.
Quote examples
Phylicia Rashad
American Actress
Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.
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Mark Pocan
American Politician
A well-educated populace is the backbone of our middle-class.
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