multitude
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A multitude is a very large number or a huge crowd. If you see a multitude of zombies approaching, you're in trouble.
Sometimes the word multitude refers to the common people, or the masses — that is, everyone in a society apart from the political elite. There are a lot of words and phrases for this, like hoi polloi, which is Greek for "the many," and "the great unwashed." Those last two terms are usually used in a disapproving way, but multitudes is generally a positive term. If you were to say that a leader inspired the multitudes to rise up against their oppressor, we'd assume that you sympathized with the multitudes.
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a large indefinite number“a multitude of TV antennas”
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synonyms:
battalion, large number, pack, plurality
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type of:
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large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
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a large gathering of people
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the common people generally
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synonyms:
hoi polloi, mass, masses, people, the great unwashed
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laity, temporalty
in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
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audience
the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
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followers, following
a group of followers or enthusiasts
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readership
the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
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TV audience, viewers, viewing audience
the audience reached by television
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claque
a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
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faithful
any loyal and steadfast following
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fandom
the fans of a sport or famous person
Vocabulary lists containing multitude
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