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- noun Plural form of
layperson .
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Examples
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Maybe not, but I think some of the scientists and the nearly all "laypersons" you mentioned treat it that way.
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Koolaid you stated "submit it's extremely hard for 'laypersons' to pick ...
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Koolaid you stated "submit it's extremely hard for 'laypersons' to pick ...
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After all, it's been raging among laypersons for centuries, not just out loud in coffee houses, living rooms and school cafeterias, but in the silent recesses of individual minds.
Philip Goldberg: Karmic Relief For A Post-Hell World Philip Goldberg 2011
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The prestige of teaching as a profession could be increased by defining very clear boundaries between what laypersons and what the actual practitioners know about the field.
Shaun Johnson: Teaching as an Art Form Shaun Johnson 2011
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Mr. Knaus's intricate analysis of the Bosnian case—sometimes calibrated more for historians and policy wonks than interested laypersons—involves detailed engagement with other theorists of foreign intervention.
When Things Don't Get Better Ian Marcus Corbin 2011
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The following books proved invaluable to my own research and are very accessible to laypersons.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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But such reaching out is also happening among laypersons.
Carl McColman: A Meaningful Alternative To 'Spiritual Not Religious'? Carl McColman 2011
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We strongly suggest you avoid technical jargon and write in terms that laypersons can understand.
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The following books proved invaluable to my own research and are very accessible to laypersons.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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