demos

noun

1. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
2. (plural, singular)The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.

   “When the demos took charge, law and order inevitably collapsed, or so they concluded.”

3. (form-of, plural)plural of demo

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of demo