Demos

Definitions

1. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
2. The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.
   plural, singular

Equivalents

Examples

“When the demos took charge, law and order⟳ inevitably collapsed, or so they concluded.”

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