masses
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masses¹
- /ˈmæs.ɪz/
noun
- People, especially a large number of people; the general population. The masses were mobilized not only to perform typical activities that are part of agricultural production, but also unusual ones such as killing sparrows and rats that were reportedly competing with humans for food. For instance, in 1958, the people of Tunliu County in Shanxi Province were determine
- The total population. The masses will be voting this Tuesday.
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The lower classes or all but the elite.
[…] the ignorant masses […]
Similar: unwashed
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of mass
Masses²
noun
- plural of Mass
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: people, hoi polloi, multitude, popular, population, grassroots, public, heaps, lots, loads, grass-roots, piles, the, clutches, numbers, weight
Translations
Talk about this word "masses." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/masses. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. masses. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/masses "masses." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/masses.Cite this
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title = {masses},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/masses},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
