populace

noun

ˈpä-pyə-ləs How to pronounce populace (audio)
Definition of populacenext
as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace

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Recent Examples of populace Unbeknownst to the visitors, there’s an unhappy fifth party already in the house… and more than one homicidal maniac even within that small populace. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 July 2026 Their past two victories against Switzerland and Egypt came with the help of controversial calls that had the soccer-watching populace buzzing about potential favoritism toward Argentina. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 His profiteering has drawn criticism from even the traditionally conservative editorial boards at the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, as well as the broader American populace. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for populace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
  1. people
  2. public
  3. crowd
  4. mob
  5. mass
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Nor was there any attempt to explain the rationale for going to war to the American public.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With insane gas prices in places like California this year, a Volt, or something like it, appeals to a significant swath of the American green-car-buying public.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • Hvar banned its circuit of thumping DJ parties in 2024 in an effort to rebrand itself, but August’s high tourist season in Hvar Town still draws heavy crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • So too the buzz around the event last year and this, with first-round matches in 2025 attracting large and engrossed crowds.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • The would-be assassin was arrested by police and led investigators to two members of a Russian mob network who had enlisted him on behalf of Iran.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Still, in a great credit to their organization, the Kansas City Chiefs stuck by him while others may have immediately cut him to avoid angering the sports media mob.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of mob
Noun
  • Physics remains stubbornly unwilling to negotiate with Audi's engineers, so there is only so much that suspension tuning and electronics can do with that much mass.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Japan's crime rate is relatively low, but some high-profile mass killings have occurred in recent years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mass

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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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