Populace
Pronunciation : Pop"u*lace
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. populace, fr. It. popolaccio, popolazzo, fr. popolo people, L. populus. See People.]
Definition : Defn: The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession. Pope. To . . . calm the peers and please the populace. Daniel. They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces. Tennyson.
Syn. -- Mob; people; commonalty.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913