as in public
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the aristocracy feared what would happen if the commons were enfranchised
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people
Plural Noun
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At three people died earlier this month when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in West Java.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The security forces arrested 70,000 people over the next several years, locking up many of them in CECOT, the maximum-security prison.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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