commonfolk
The regular masses
Commonfolk means ordinary people, as distinct from the elite, aristocracy, or privileged classes.
The word carries a democratic or populist tone, often used to emphasize solidarity with regular working people: a politician who claims to understand the commonfolk.
Also spelled as two words: common folk.
Low-ranking agricultural workers
- commonersOrdinary citizens, untitled
- villagersInhabitants of small settlements
- townsfolkResidents of a village
- plebeiansRoman lower classes
proletariat · serfs · yeomen · laborers · masses · populace · laypeople · citizens
Collective of connected people
- kinshipState of being related
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- collectiveJointly organized group
neighborhood · cohesion · unity · togetherness · mutual aid · cooperation · gathering · assembly
Occurring each day
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- simpleFree of complexity
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
modest · working-class · unassuming · salt of the earth · down-to-earth · unpretentious · homespun · rustic
Direct effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- movementChange in position
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
advocacy · campaigning · localism · petitions · rallies · empowerment · engagement · door-to-door
peasants
Low-ranking agricultural workers
- commonersOrdinary citizens, untitled
- villagersInhabitants of small settlements
- townsfolkResidents of a village
plebeians · proletariat · serfs · yeomen · laborers · masses · populace · laypeople · citizens · rustics
community
Collective of connected people
- kinshipState of being related
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
collective · neighborhood · cohesion · unity · togetherness · mutual aid · cooperation · gathering · assembly · congregation
everyday
Occurring each day
unremarkable · modest · working-class · unassuming · salt of the earth · down-to-earth · unpretentious · homespun · rustic · regular
activism
Direct effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- movementChange in position
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
volunteerism · advocacy · campaigning · localism · petitions · rallies · empowerment · engagement · door-to-door · canvassing
commonfolkaristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
nobility · royalty · aristocrats · nobles · elites
commonfolkelites
Privileged powerful groups
VIPs · luminaries · dignitaries · celebrities · notables
commonfolkrulers
Measuring straightedges; sovereigns
sovereigns · royalty · monarchs · ruling elite · overlords
common, folk, commonly, commonness, uncommon, commons, commoner, commonest, commonality