everyday people
The general populace
Everyday people refers to ordinary individuals rather than celebrities, elites, or those with special status or power.
The phrase emphasizes commonality and relatability, suggesting regular folks going about their daily lives.
The politician claimed to understand the struggles of everyday people.
It gained cultural resonance from Sly and the Family Stone's 1968 hit celebrating diversity and shared humanity across social differences.
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- average JoeUnremarkable common person
- man on the streetCommon person, not expert
John Q Public · neighbors · next door neighbor · strangers · crowd · masses · silent majority · folk · regular · working-class · salt of the earth · humble · mundane · walk of life · routine · sidewalk · commuters · shoppers
- Everymanaverage Joe, everyman, common man, regular Joe, regular guy
- populacethe masses, common folk, general public, hoi polloi, everyman
- commonerscommoner, commoners, peasant, peasants, serfs
- nonexpertslaymen, laypeople, laypersons, laywomen, laity
- comic book elementssuperheroes, villains, sidekicks, alter egos, secret identities
everyday peoplecelebrities
Well-known public figures
A-listers · superstars · famous people · VIPs · public figures
everyday peoplearistocrats
Hereditary ruling class
the elite · nobility · celebrities · aristocracy · royalty
everyday peoplelegends
Traditional stories or icons
icons · geniuses · prodigies · luminaries · visionaries
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