POPULACE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

People in general considered as a whole

Example:

he is a hero in the eyes of the public

Synonyms:

populace; public; world

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("populace" is a kind of...):

people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)

Meronyms (members of "populace"):

audience (the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "populace"):

admass (the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British))