"demos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːmɒs/ [UK], /ˈdiˌmɑs/ [General-American], /ˈdiˌmɔs/ [General-American] Forms: demoses [plural], demoi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”). Doublet of deme. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δῆμος||ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state}} Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”), {{doublet|en|deme}} Doublet of deme Head templates: {{en-noun|es|demoi}} demos (plural demoses or demoi)
  1. (originally Ancient Greece) An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together. Synonyms: deme
    Sense id: en-demos-en-noun-esPCA1bR Categories (other): Ancient Greece
  2. (political science, singular or plural) The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people. Tags: plural, singular
    Sense id: en-demos-en-noun-Pa02ZOaS Categories (other): Political science, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 39 61 Topics: political-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From demo + -s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|demo|s|nocat=1}} demo + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} demos
  1. plural of demo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: demo
    Sense id: en-demos-en-noun-kyoyrS6~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From demo + -s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|demo|s|nocat=1}} demo + -s Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} demos
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demo Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: demo
    Sense id: en-demos-en-verb-vjwDhceY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 26 11 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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