I. ˈdēˌmäs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek dēmos deme, populace — more at dem-
1.
a. : the people of an ancient Greek usually democratic state
b. sometimes capitalized : the common people : populace
demos ruled in the age of the common man
2. : the people of a nation considered as a political unit as distinguished from a tribe or kinship group — compare ethnos
II.
plural of demo