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demos

de·mos [ dməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. populace: the ordinary people of a community or nation ( formal )

2. Greek city-state populace: the common people in an ancient Greek city-state

[Late 18th century. < Greek dēmos "district, people living in a district"]
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