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Another word for hoi polloi

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Noun

  1. The common people

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Sentence Examples

  • Leo Strauss thought hoi polloi could justifiable be kept docile by lies, and the biggest one is religion.

  • The engineers want to make three-dimensional printers available to the hoi polloi in the next decade.

  • The emperor hosted gladiator games to appease the hoi polloi.

  • The hoi polloi prefered socialist policies of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Presidential election.

  • The president's advisors commented that economic issues were the most important if he wanted to win the support of the hoi polloi.

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