"general population" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: general populations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} general population (plural general populations)
  1. The general public. Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: the masses
    Sense id: en-general_population-en-noun-N7NsvoMe Disambiguation of Collectives: 59 41
  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. Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: genpop, mainline Translations (main body of inmates in a prison): 監獄總人口 (Chinese Mandarin), 监狱总人口 (jiānyù zǒngrénkǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), tavalliset vangit (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-general_population-en-noun-KLxSScP7 Disambiguation of Prison: 7 93 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'main body of inmates in a prison': 2 98

Inflected forms

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            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
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