"general population" meaning in All languages combined

See general population on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: general populations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} general population (plural general populations)
  1. The general public. Synonyms: the masses
    Sense id: en-general_population-en-noun-N7NsvoMe
  2. The main body of inmates in a prison, excluding those being detained in solitary confinement, protective custody, a medical wing or on death row. Synonyms: genpop, mainline Translations (main body of inmates in a prison): 監獄總人口 /监狱总人口 (jiānyù zǒngrénkǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), tavalliset vangit (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-general_population-en-noun-KLxSScP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Collectives, Prison Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Collectives: 20 80 Disambiguation of Prison: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'main body of inmates in a prison': 2 98

Inflected forms

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