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HOI POLLOI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hoi polloi mean? 

HOI POLLOI (noun)
  The noun HOI POLLOI has 1 sense:

1. the common people generallyplay

  Familiarity information: HOI POLLOI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOI POLLOI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The common people generally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

hoi polloi; mass; masses; multitude; people; the great unwashed

Context example:

power to the people

Hypernyms ("hoi polloi" is a kind of...):

group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hoi polloi"):

laity; temporalty (in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy)

audience (the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment)

followers; following (a group of followers or enthusiasts)


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