the rabble
noun
disapproving
: ordinary or common people who do not have a lot of money, power, or social status
—often used in a humorous or exaggerated way to suggest the attitudes of wealthy and powerful people
celebrities who live in beautiful homes far away from the rabble
Examples of the rabble in a Sentence
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But in the past, party leaders have often been able to sideline them, allowing the rabble rousers to make noise but not as much trouble.
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Hollywood is not yet rubble, so the rabble continues.
—Tim Greiving, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
The Reuters dispatch that prompted Jim’s piece paints a portrait of President Biden peering down from Olympian heights upon the rabble that make up the Democratic leadership class and despairing.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023
Carl Hulse, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Hollywood is not yet rubble, so the rabble continues.
—Tim Greiving, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
The Reuters dispatch that prompted Jim’s piece paints a portrait of President Biden peering down from Olympian heights upon the rabble that make up the Democratic leadership class and despairing.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023
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“The rabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rabble. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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