populace

English Thesaurus

1. people in general considered as a whole (noun.group)

hypernym	:	people,
definition	:	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group)

hyponym	:	admass,
definition	:	the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British) (noun.group)

member holonym	:	audience,
definition	:	the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment (noun.group)