Definition of the great unwashed The great unwashed
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| the great unwashed - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" | ||
| multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people | ||
| group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | ||
| laity, temporalty in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | ||
| audience a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" | ||
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the great unwashed
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite).
