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The '''populace''' refers to the [[common people]] of a nation It is taken from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''[[people|populus]]'', which means "people", but also in the sense of a race, nationality, or locality. This can be compared with the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word ''[[pueblo]]'', which derives from the same Latin root. The '''populace''' refers to the [[common people]] of a nation It is taken from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''[[people|populus]]'', which means "people", but also in the sense of a race, nationality, or locality. This can be compared with the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word ''[[pueblo]]'', which derives from the same Latin root.
====Synonyms==== ====Synonyms====
-* common people, [[hoi polloi]], [[masses]], [[people]], [[rabble]], [[riff-raff]]+* [[common people]], [[hoi polloi]], [[masses]], [[people]], [[rabble]], [[riff-raff]]
* [[inhabitant]]s, [[population]] * [[inhabitant]]s, [[population]]

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The populace refers to the common people of a nation It is taken from the Latin word populus, which means "people", but also in the sense of a race, nationality, or locality. This can be compared with the Spanish word pueblo, which derives from the same Latin root.

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