hoi polloi

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(Noun) the common people; the masses

Usage: When the candidate was campaigning, he made sure that he made appeals to the hoi polloi of the country because he knew that they were the source of the most votes.

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(Noun) the common people; the masses: usually patronizing, sometimes preceded by the word "the."

Usage: The Founding Fathers were wary of the hoi polloi when they set up a representative democracy in the New World.

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