"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”). 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”) Head templates: {{en-noun|es|demoi}} demos (plural demoses or demoi)
  1. (originally Ancient Greece) An ancient subdivision of Attica (δῆμος); (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-demos-en-noun-pxFlwARM
  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 Categories (topical): Political science
    Sense id: en-demos-en-noun-Pa02ZOaS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 56 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 74 Topics: political-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Inflected forms. 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

Inflected forms

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