Definition of "populace" []

• The general public; the masses. (noun)
• A population. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Generalization of a certain populace is an ignorant approach to protecting your idea of how to live."
• "The worst illusion pundits foist on the populace is the idea that if we just elect the right guy (or gal) to be president, everything will be fine."
• "Given that our last 4 quarters of growth are comparable to the best numbers in the Clinton presidency, the degree of economic pessimism in the populace is amazing."