Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enemy of the people

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: en-e-my of the peo-ple
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.

Example Sentences

"The NKVD organs . . . could extend the category of ‘enemy of the people’ to everyone who dared to utter a word of criticism."

Etymology

Calque of Latin hostis publicus (compare public enemy).

Inflected Forms

enemies of the people (plural)

Phrases

enemy of the state

Frequently Paired Words

enemy of the state

Questions

What does enemy of the people mean?: A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.
Where does enemy of the people come from?: Calque of Latin hostis publicus (compare public enemy).

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