#populace__public__world  people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
  supertype:  people  (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
  member:  audience.masses
  subtype:  admass  the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)

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