lower classes; little people(Вы знаете, это не совсем верно. Как-то в разговоре жительница Бруклина упомянула, что они с мужем не знакомы ни с какими важными, ботатыми людьми, т.к. "мы -- люди маленькие (little people)". Явно было сказано не в оскорбительном смысле. ART Vancouver)
populace(Populace is increasingly used as a mere synonym for population, but its other connotations linger: "Population" is neutral, while "populace" often carries a superior tone toward the group it refers to.— The Grammarist • From the beginning, population referred to the collective inhabitants of a place, whereas populace had the meaning “ordinary people” as opposed to the titled, wealthy, or privileged classes. Not only did the word populace refer to the less privileged part of the population, it was also used as a pejorative term for “the mob, the rabble, the unthinking masses.” (dailywritingtips.com)ART Vancouver)
