as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs
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people
Plural Noun
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Many of the low-rise apartment blocks are only partially filled, often not by miners but by people attracted to cheap housing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026 -
If the health-care system fails to meet the needs of patients, people will look for their own solutions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Plebs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plebs. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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