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- noun Plural form of
plebian .
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Examples
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Below the plebians were the slaves who worked for patricians.
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But he has a reverend's license, so he's more holy than the rest of us plebians. nt
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear. | RedState 2010
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Coriolanus is a tragedy about the Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus (Fiennes), a brilliant general who faced a schism between the support of the Senate and the will of the plebians.
First Look: Ralph Fiennes’ Modern Take on Shakespeare’s Coriolanus | /Film 2010
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What people hate: You make them feel like ignorant plebians.
Web/Tech 2009
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Or for that matter, the Norman barons at Runnymede, or the plebians did in the Social War.
Orange Day, 2008 2008
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Apparently they do not trust the intellect of us plebians. piper
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A somber salutation of the America ` s first 21st century leader would scare the plebians into thinking that maybe things are as bad as they are.
How Lavish Should the Inauguration Be? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Armani clad and dentally challenged whisking Oprah across the dance floor to show of her harry Winston 500,000 necklace to the waiting plebians on ABC.
If Not One Kennedy, Perhaps Another, a 3rd Kennedy Says - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A somber salutation of the America ` s first 21st century leader would scare the plebians into thinking that maybe things are as bad as they are.
How Lavish Should the Inauguration Be? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Of course, plebians will have to pay regular price plus the taxes to pay for the wars, but think how much money the war machine and oil industries can make.
Margaret Carlson: Obama Surrenders to General's Political Surge 2009
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