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title: populace — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «populace» in the school dictionary: All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# populace

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**Who acts:** ordinary people, king, new law, whole populace, populace, emperor · **What happens:** live, tax, be, ask, vote, have · **To what, where:** general public, country, populace, whole populace, ration books, bread

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«populace» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [populace in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/populace.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:m1:1
# text = All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | all ordinary people | the general public |  | a country or area |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king taxed the populace heavily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x1:1
# text = The king taxed the populace heavily.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taxed	tax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tax** | past | the king | the populace |  |  |  | heavily *property* | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent populace=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new law was popular with the populace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x2:1
# text = The new law was popular with the populace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the new law |  |  |  |  | with the populace; popular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The whole populace was asked to vote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x3:1
# text = The whole populace was asked to vote.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive |  | the whole populace |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **vote** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the whole populace *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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During the war, the populace had to use ration books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x4:1
# text = During the war, the populace had to use ration books.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	ration	ration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the populace |  |  |  | during the war |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | the populace *not said here* | ration books |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The emperor gave bread and games to keep the populace happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x5:1
# text = The emperor gave bread and games to keep the populace happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the emperor | bread and games |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the emperor *not said here* | the populace |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent populace=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town's populace gathered in the square.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:populace:x6:1
# text = The town's populace gathered in the square.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	populace	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the town's populace |  |  | the square |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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