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hoi polloi
hoi pol·loi [ hòy pə lóy ]


noun 
Definition:
 
the masses: ordinary people, as opposed to the wealthy, well-educated, and cultivated elite ( disapproving )

[Mid-17th century. < Greek, "the many"]
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