Hoi Polloi Definition

hoi pə-loi
noun
The common people; the masses.
Webster's New World

(proscribed) The elite.

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Origin of Hoi Polloi

  • Greek the many hoi nominative pl. of ho the so- in Indo-European roots polloi nominative pl. of polus many pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek οἱ πολλοί (hoi polloi, “the many”).

    From Wiktionary

Hoi Polloi Sentence Examples

  • The emperor hosted gladiator games to appease the hoi polloi.

  • The president's advisors commented that economic issues were the most important if he wanted to win the support of the hoi polloi.

  • In ancient China, only the Emperor could wear the symbol of a dragon with five toes; four- or three-toed varieties were acceptable for the hoi polloi.

  • Leo Strauss thought hoi polloi could justifiable be kept docile by lies, and the biggest one is religion.

  • The engineers want to make three-dimensional printers available to the hoi polloi in the next decade.

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