demos

Pluraldemoses, demoi

1. 1
   nouncolloquial

   Plural of demo. Use it when you mean more than one demo.

   The band sent their demos to every radio station in town.

   The store sells its old demos at a big discount.

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2. 2
   verbcolloquial

   Third-person singular simple present of demo. Use it after he, she, it or one person.

   My brother demos his new songs on his phone.

   She demos the new vacuum for customers every Saturday.

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3. 3
   SayDEE-mosUS/ˈdiˌmɑs/UK/ˈdiːmɒs/

   noun

   The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city, or the common people of any country.

   In ancient Athens, the demos voted on questions of war and peace.

   Leaders who ignore the demos rarely stay in power for long.

   Similarpopulace, people, public, masses

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   SayDEE-mosUS/ˈdiˌmɑs/UK/ˈdiːmɒs/

   nouncountable

   A local district of ancient Attica, or a local government area in Greece today.

   Each Athenian citizen belonged to a demos near his family's land.

   Our hotel was in a small demos on the coast.

   Similardeme

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