1) English phrase
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/hoi-polloi
Hoi polloi (οἱ πολλοί, hoi polloi, `the many`), is an expression from Greek that means the many or, in the strictest sense, the majority. In English, it means the working class, commoners, the masses or common people in a derogatory sense. Synonyms for hoi polloi, which also express the same or similar contempt for such people, include .....
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi
hoi polloi (Greek) The many; the masses. A term applied to the masses, the common, ordinary people and not the elite. 'The' is not needed in front of hoi polloi, because hoi means 'the'. Purists who maintain the redundancy of 'the' probably are fighting a losing battle because many professional writers continue to use 'the hoi polloi'. The p...
Found on
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3470/
the common people; the masses (often preceded by the).
Found on
https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/hoi-polloi
No exact match found.
