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hoi polloi

/ˈhɔɪ pəˌlɔɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)
  2. The elite.

Etymology / origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἱ πολλοί (hoi polloí, “the many”).

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