"masses" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæs.ɪz/ Audio: en-us-masses.ogg
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  1. plural of mass Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mass
    Sense id: en-masses-en-noun-BkUiBWKI Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 15 6 4 28 32
  2. plural of masse Tags: form-of, plural Form of: masse
    Sense id: en-masses-en-noun-ey~KbqjW Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 15 6 4 28 32

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæs.ɪz/ Audio: en-us-masses.ogg
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  1. (generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (people, especially a large number): اَلْجَمَاهِير (al-jamāhīr) [plural] (Arabic), 群眾 (Chinese Mandarin), 群众 (qúnzhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), massat [plural] (Finnish), kansa (Finnish), masses [feminine, plural] (French), Massen [feminine, plural] (German), 大衆 (taishū) (alt: たいしゅう) (Japanese), 民衆 (minshū) (alt: みんしゅう) (Japanese), 군중 (gunjung) (alt: 群衆) (Korean), 대중 (daejung) (alt: 大衆) (Korean), 민중 (minjung) (alt: 民衆) (Korean), orang ramai (Malay), pobble [masculine] (Manx), mātinitini (Maori), masy [feminine, plural] (Polish), ма́ссы (mássy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), masas [masculine, plural] (Spanish), masa (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-masses-en-noun-UXfo5yM6 Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 31 2 35 28 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 3 13 2 36 43 Disambiguation of 'people, especially a large number': 96 0 4
  2. The total population. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-masses-en-noun-vmwz1hmd
  3. The lower classes or all but the elite. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms (lower classes): unwashed
    Sense id: en-masses-en-noun-Th6~YCnG Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 31 2 35 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 1 46 49 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 15 6 4 28 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 10 1 1 1 2 21 20 1 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 12 0 0 1 1 21 21 0 12 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 3 13 2 36 43 Disambiguation of 'lower classes': 2 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tyranny of the masses, unwashed masses

Verb

IPA: /ˈmæs.ɪz/ Audio: en-us-masses.ogg
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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mass Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: mass Categories (topical): Collectives Related terms: unwashed masses
    Sense id: en-masses-en-verb-AXrpGa2O Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 31 2 35 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 1 46 49 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 15 6 4 28 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 1 2 1 28 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 10 1 1 1 2 21 20 1 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 12 0 0 1 1 21 21 0 12 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 4 2 2 35 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 3 14 2 29 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 2 2 2 33 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 3 3 2 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 2 2 2 36 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 4 15 2 31 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 7 13 2 29 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 4 4 2 31 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 4 4 15 2 31 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 4 15 2 31 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 3 13 2 36 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 2 36 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 1 1 1 38 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 4 4 15 2 31 45
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          "ref": "2009, Shiping Hua, “Reforms within Communism: China”, in Chinese Utopianism: A Comparative Study of Reformist Thought with Japan and Russia, 1898-1997 (Chinese Studies/Political Theory), Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 71:",
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