the masses

Definitions

The ordinary or common people of a society, especially as contrasted with the elite or ruling class.

The large body of people who make up the majority of a population.

Examples

The politician promised to address the concerns of the masses during his campaign speech.

The revolutionary movement aimed to empower the masses and challenge the existing social order.

Synonyms

the public the commoners the populace the rank and file the multitude the proletariat the crowd

Antonyms

the elite the aristocracy the nobility the upper class the gentry the ruling class the intelligentsia