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common people

noun as in people in general

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Populism means rule by the so-called common people as opposed to rule by the elites.

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Four later revisions of the Acts of Apparel continued to prevent the common people from emulating the court.

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The IMF deal became controversial as it led to severe austerity measures, tax rises and cuts in energy subsidies - hitting common people hard.

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They want to believe they enjoy a "first-class" level of health care, and that the shots are for the common people.

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Mencken once said, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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