单词	populace
释义	populacepop‧u‧lace /ˈpɒpjələs $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [singular] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINpopulace Origin: 1500-1600 French, Italian popolaccio ‘crowd’, from popolo ‘people’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A large group of the American populace attends church regularly. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Every state saw an increase in the size of its over-65 populace during the first half of the 1990s. He promised to guarantee the security of the populace and to continue the peace process. In order to ingratiate himself with the populace, he rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem on a hitherto unprecedented scale. The populace has always been mobilized around the Koranic concept of taghiya. The populace has deferred to the independent authority of government and to those who occupy government in return for the satisfaction of expectations. The discussion in this chapter should not suggest that the entire rural populace is in constant flux. The vast majority of the populace accepted its fate as willed by the gods and interpreted by the priestly hierarchy. With added momentum, the mob turned its vengeance on the black populace. Thesaurus THESAURUS► people people in general: · Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer.· People are the same everywhere. ► folk informal people: · Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.· They looked like two ordinary folk.· There are still folk around here who remember the old days. ► the public ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization: · This information should be made available to the public. ► population all the people who live in a particular area: · The majority of the population were farmers.· The city has a population of 11 million. ► the human race all the people in the world, considered as a group: · the origins of the human race ► mankind (also humankind) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead: · Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind. ► populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use: · It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► wants · The populace wants change. ► want · The populace want change. the people who live in a country:  the effects of the war on the local populaceGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?Populace is usually followed by a singular verb: · The populace wants change.In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · The populace want change.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS
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