Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The people or the people's party, in ancient Rome, as opposed to the
optimates .
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Examples
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Those who studied to gain the favor of the multitude, were called populares, of whatever order they were.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway
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Something similar is happening in PR as some local "populares" voted for Fortuno (the pro-statehood candidate).
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(…) Cabe decir que otras versiones populares afirman que fue el mismo perro quien le curó, después de lamerle la herida de su pierna varias veces cuando el santo estaba en el bosque.
Global Voices in English » Bolivia: Honoring Dogs on the Feast of St. Roch 2009
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Siempre tuve la impresión que los gatos son más populares en Japón (aunque algunas estadísticas demuestren lo contrario).
Pet life in Japan 2009
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Este tipo de crenças é até legitimada por académicos consagrados, em seus espaços de reflexão, conferindo autoridade douta a crenças populares sem o mínimo questionamento.
Global Voices in English » Mozambique: House of the Flying Azagaias 2009
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Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was the second president of Mexico and the first to come from las clases populares (the "popular" classes), which in Spanish is a euphemism for an individual of peasant or working class background.
Vicente Guerrero: a study in triumph and tragedy (1782–1831) 2008
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Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was the second president of Mexico and the first to come from las clases populares (the "popular" classes), which in Spanish is a euphemism for an individual of peasant or working class background.
Vicente Guerrero: a study in triumph and tragedy (1782–1831) 2008
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Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was the second president of Mexico and the first to come from las clases populares (the "popular" classes), which in Spanish is a euphemism for an individual of peasant or working class background.
Vicente Guerrero: a study in triumph and tragedy (1782–1831) 2008
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Back in ancient Rome, the Gracchus brothers, leaders of the populares, the party of the people, in conflict with the wealthy optimates or landed gentry, advocated just such debt relief.
Alex Abella: A Simple Solution: A National Debt Moratorium 2009
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Y cabe subrayar con decisión un cierto número de canciones y villancicos populares y tradicionales, en general de expresión muy libre y que constituyen, en realidad, la parte más viva, divertida y desenfada del cancionero.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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