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demos¹

  • /ˈdiːmɒs/ UK
  • /ˈdiˌmɑs/ US
  • /ˈdiˌmɔs/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”). Doublet of deme.

noun demoses · demoi

  1. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.

    Similar: deme

  2. plural, singular The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people. When the demos took charge, law and order inevitably collapsed, or so they concluded.

demos²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of demo

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of demo

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: demonstration, demonstrate, exhibit, show, present, people, populace, showcase, peoples, demonstrations, deme, demesman, demiurge, ethnic, megalopolis, medimnos

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@misc{demos_2026,
  title = {demos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/demos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}