/ˈdiːmɒs/, /ˈdiˌmɑs/, /ˈdiˌmɔs/
OriginFrom Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”). Doublet of deme.
- An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
- plural, singularThe ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.
“When the demos took charge, law and order inevitably collapsed, or so they concluded.”
- form-of, pluralplural of demo
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular simple present indicative of demo
Formsdemoses(plural) · demoi(plural)