POPULACE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

populace

noun

ˈpä-pyə-ləs

Definition of populace

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 The entire populace is beholden to Billy’s stepmom, Zoe Macon (Poorna Jagannathan), their resident Manhunter in hiding. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 In this world, Joe is the smartest guy in the room, and Camacho promises the populace that Joe will solve all America’s problems in one week. — Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Russia is impossibly far from the victory Putin imagined in February 2022—controlling the country’s whole territory and populace. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake. — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for populace

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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

Their software was open to inspection by parties, universities and watchdogs for 11 months before being digitally signed and sealed in public.

— Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And the late-night viewing public got to be a part of that process this week, thanks to Late Night With Seth Meyers.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of public

Noun

Tim Buchanan, a legendary Aledo football head coach and Republican, also addressed Hinojosa’s roughly 250-person crowd Tuesday night.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The fall shift to standard time already brings dozens more cars to the drive-in through December, and making the change permanent could help accommodate bigger crowds year-round.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowd

Noun

Clashes erupted in Paris as a mass march drew to a close Saturday, with more than 400,000 people rallying across France over school funding and soaring living costs in a fresh challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Stupendously large black holes greater than 1 million billion to 10 million billion suns in mass would be heavier than entire galaxies.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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