/pɒpjələs ||; ˈpɑpjələs/noun [sing] (usually 通常作 the populace) (formal 正式) all the ordinary people of a particular country or area 平民百姓；民众: He had the support of large sections of the local populace. 他受到当地大部份民众的拥护。The populace at large is/are opposed to sudden change. 民众普遍反对突然的改变。