ˈplebz noun
( plural ple·bes ˈplēˌbēz)
Etymology: Latin — more at plebeian
1. : the common people of ancient Rome consisting of a composite body of native or naturalized Romans of varying social origins — compare patrician
2. : the general populace
all this talk … was so much claptrap, inept fabrications to hoodwink the gullible plebs — F.S.Grafford