populace
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By comparison, meeting with elected elites, whose fleeting power depends on the whims of the populace, reminds him all too much of his own limitations.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
"I hope it's a beautiful wedding...but I think they should do it somewhere that's less inconveniencing to general populace of New York City," she laughed.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“This message resonated with grassroots blacks. Polls consistently revealed that the majority of the black populace supported Thomas’s nomination and that the lower the income level, the greater the support.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The protests were rare public displays of discontent by a populace that’s endured Western-imposed economic sanctions and a sclerotic, corruption-riddled economy that has hobbled much of this oil-rich country of 93 million into poverty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Although Hopewell villages were as small as those of their more egalitarian neighbors, they were stratified, with priesdy rulers controlling the rest of the populace.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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