general population
Society at large
General population refers to the ordinary members of a society, as distinct from specific subgroups defined by profession, status, or circumstance.
In medical and scientific contexts, it typically means people not selected for any particular characteristic, serving as a baseline for comparison: The drug's effects on the general population differ from those on patients with liver disease.
In prison settings, general population—often shortened to gen pop—refers to inmates housed together under standard conditions, as opposed to those in solitary confinement or protective custody.
Very large number
- crowdLarge public gathering
- throngDense pressing crowd
- hoi polloiThe common masses
- rank and fileOrdinary members collectively
commoners · plebeians · proletariat · grassroots · mainstream · collective · aggregate · majority
Available to all
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- votersThose who cast ballots
- residentsPeople living somewhere
inhabitants · taxpayers · nationals · denizens · locals · natives · community · people
Official population count
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- surveySystematic data collection
- sampleSubset for study
- distributionAllocation across recipients
birthrate · mortality · fertility · migration · urbanization · age · gender · ethnicity
Those exempt from warfare
- bystandersPeople present but uninvolved
- neutralsThose taking no side
- nonmilitaryNot of armed forces
- peacefulFree from disturbance
wartime · conflict zones · collateral · evacuation · shelters · refugees · displaced · humanitarian
Incarcerated individuals
- convictsImprisoned felons
- detaineesPeople held in custody
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
penitentiary · custody · rehabilitation · parole · recidivism · felons · cellblock · warden
multitude
Very large number
- crowdLarge public gathering
- throngDense pressing crowd
- hoi polloiThe common masses
rank and file · commoners · plebeians · proletariat · grassroots · mainstream · collective · aggregate · majority · ordinary people
public
Available to all
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- votersThose who cast ballots
residents · inhabitants · taxpayers · nationals · denizens · locals · natives · community · people · countrymen
census
Official population count
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- surveySystematic data collection
- sampleSubset for study
distribution · birthrate · mortality · fertility · migration · urbanization · age · gender · ethnicity · socioeconomic
noncombatants
Those exempt from warfare
- bystandersPeople present but uninvolved
- neutralsThose taking no side
- nonmilitaryNot of armed forces
peaceful · wartime · conflict zones · collateral · evacuation · shelters · refugees · displaced · humanitarian · occupied territories
prisoners
Incarcerated individuals
- convictsImprisoned felons
- detaineesPeople held in custody
- incarceratedConfined in prison
correctional · penitentiary · custody · rehabilitation · parole · recidivism · felons · cellblock · warden · lockup
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- prison classificationsmaximum security, medium security, minimum security, supermax, level one
general populationsolitary confinement
Isolated imprisonment in cell
protective custody · the hole · isolation · death row · supermax
general populationselect group
Exclusive, curated membership
elite · subset · subpopulation · minority group · special interest group
general populationofficials
Those holding formal power
authorities · administration · staff · guards · correctional officers
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