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# populace

noun (the populace, uncountable, formal)

«populace» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word used in history, news and exam writing: «The king ignored the needs of the populace.» In everyday life people say «the public» or «the people». It tells the reader the writer is talking about everyone, not the rulers.

### Examples

- The king taxed the populace heavily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x1)
- The new law was popular with the populace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x2)
- The whole populace was asked to vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x3)
- During the war, the populace had to use ration books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x4)
- The emperor gave bread and games to keep the populace happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x5)
- The town's populace gathered in the square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/#x6)

### Note

Formal; usually «the populace». Homophone trap: «populace» (the people) and «populous» (an adjective meaning having many people: a populous city) sound the same. Related: population.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «populace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/populace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«populace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/populace.html) on Mova free.