Meaning & use
plebeians
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in ancient Rome, ordinary citizens as distinguished from the aristocracy; more generally, common people.
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The plebeians of Rome eventually won the right to hold political office.
He used the word dismissively, as if addressing mere plebeians.
A note on using this word
Plebeians can be used neutrally in a historical sense or, more informally today, with a note of condescension toward ordinary people.
Words with a similar meaning
commoners
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Words with an opposite meaning
aristocratspatricians
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