1.the populace<正式>(people)(某一国家或地区的)全体居民
It was a signal to the populace that the Allies were already well on their way to liberating France.这对民众来说是一个信号, 说明同盟国已经顺利地走在解放法国的道路上。
a large proportion of the populace很大一部分的人口
2.the populace
(common people)平民；百姓