populace |
the people who live in a particular place; population. [2 definitions] |
popular |
widely liked or enjoyed; regarded favorably by many. [3 definitions] |
popular culture |
the part of culture, esp. the realms of the arts, entertainment, and fashion, that appeals to or is consumed by the masses and is often commercially-driven. |
popular front |
a political coalition of various leftist and centrist parties struggling against fascism and promoting social reform. |
popularity |
the condition or fact of being widely liked or admired. |
popularize |
to make generally known, liked, or understandable. |
popular sovereignty |
the doctrine that a state is subject to the will of the people who comprise that state. |
popular vote |
in the U.S., the vote for a President as participated in by the voters themselves, as opposed to the vote carried out by the electoral college. [2 definitions] |
populate |
to be residents of; inhabit. [2 definitions] |
populated |
being inhabited by people. |
population |
the collective human inhabitants of an area. [4 definitions] |
population explosion |
a great expansion in a biological population, esp. of humans in the twentieth century, resulting from a continued high birth rate combined with a decrease in child mortality and an increase in longevity. |
populism |
a political philosophy that champions the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
populist |
a person, esp. a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. [5 definitions] |
populous |
having a large or dense population. |
pop-up |
of, concerning, having, or being a part or device that pops up or causes something to pop up. [6 definitions] |
pop up |
to appear suddenly or quickly. [2 definitions] |
porcelain |
a white, glassy ceramic; china. [3 definitions] |
porcelainize |
to coat with or make with porcelain or a similar substance. |
porch |
an open platform, often with a roof, that serves as the back or front entrance of a house. [2 definitions] |
porcine |
of, pertaining to, or like swine or pigs. |