populace
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Synonyms & Antonyms for populace
Synonyms
commoners, commons, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, mass, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, plebs, public, rank and file
Antonyms
A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pink, pride, upper crust
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Yes, studies came out that showed that people were generally against Nike standing by him, but the brand actually gained popularity in the black populace. — Georgia Frances King, Quartz, "The secret to making people care about climate change is surprisingly simple," 15 Aug. 2019 The government for the city of 21,000 is now more reflective of its populace, which is two-thirds black. — Washington Post, "Ferguson: 5 years later, racial tension lingers nationally," 8 Aug. 2019 An f-bomb dropped from a dais suggests the toppling of the barriers that once separated the politician from the populace—the private leader from the public one. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "The Currency of Profanity," 9 Aug. 2019 Both centers of power mobilize the national tech industries to solidify state power, sow ethnic division and oppression, and have ensured that the 1% enjoy maximum privacy protections while the populace enjoys none. — David Carroll, Quartz, "China embraces its surveillance state. The US pretends it doesn’t have one," 23 July 2019 Islam, the dominant religion of a part of the world battling insecurity and held back by underdevelopment, is interwoven into the cultures of a diverse populace. — Fakhrriyyah Hashim, Quartz Africa, "How Nigeria’s conservative northern region came to terms with its MeToo movement," 22 July 2019 As part of ongoing reforms, the IOC is allowing host cities to add a few sports that connect with the local populace. — David Wharton, latimes.com, "Breakdancing receives provisional approval for Summer Olympics," 25 June 2019 In his interview with CBS News, Parscale insisted current methodology is unable to accurately capture the sentiment and likely voting habits of the American populace. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in one day for reelection campaign launch," 19 June 2019 Toronto, with a population of about 2.9 million, and Mississauga, its populace expanding toward 800,000, compete to be declared the one true hoops honey pot. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "Canada Becomes a Basketball Factory," 8 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'populace.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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