Vocabulary
Populace
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the people living in a particular country or area.
Urdu meaning
عوام الناس، لوگ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Funds they too squirrel away while spending a wee bit on the populace.
- But even if the sums are generous, what will this mean for the populace at large?
- From a state lens, the question isn`t whether the populace is already trading in crypto it is but how Pakistan chooses to deal with it.
- Our rulers fail to see the rising discontent in the populace on account of both their economic plight and denial of their fundamental democratic rights.
- Especially because, in the aftermath of the previous phases of displacement, the anger of the local populace increased after they returned.
Synonyms
population, inhabitants, residents, natives, occupants, occupiers; community, country
Curator example
“the party misjudged the mood of the populace”
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