Where Does Populace Come from?

The word population––and also the word populace––derive from the Latin populus, "people." To remember that population is connected to people, think about the words popular, populist, pop culture, pop music.

Whats the definition of populace?

1 : the common people : masses. 2 : population.

What do cowed mean?

/kaʊ/ us. /kaʊ/ to frighten someone into doing something, using threats or violence: The protesters refused to be cowed into submission by the army.