populace
noun(usually the populace)
[singular + singular or plural verb] (formal)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. 他受到当地大部分百姓的拥护。 The populace at large is/are opposed to sudden change. 民众普遍反对突然的改变。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Italian popolaccio ‘common people’, from popolo ‘people’ + the pejorative suffix -accio.