Definitions for Demos

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Demos de·mos

Spelling: [dee-mos]

IPA: /ˈdi mɒs/

Demos is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 78 anagrams from letters in Demos (demos).

Definitions for Demos

noun

1. the common people of an ancient Greek state.
2. the common people; populace.
3. Sociology. a people viewed as a political unit.
4. demonstration (defs 4, 6).
5. demonstrator (def 5).
6. a recording of a new song or of one performed by an unknown singer or singing group, distributed to disc jockeys, recording companies, etc., to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.
7. demolition (def 1):
8. a member of the Democratic Party; Democrat.

verb (used with object)

1. to try out or exhibit the use of (a product, process, or the like):
2. to record (a song) to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.

Origin of Demos

1770-80; Greek dêmos district, people; cf. demo-

Examples for Demos

The man was openly exultant; he stood for demos grasping the sceptre.

If the Feds shd be disappointed, and the demos disgusted with Genl.

This government by the demos, the people, was often far from successful.

This government by the "demos," the people, was often far from successful.

He is Senior Fellow at demos, a non-partisan national think tank.

I do karaoke singing, and I write songs a lot, and I do demos and sing them.

Dylan duly made his demos, and they made the rounds—only he also released his own records of the songs he wrote.

So he had demos made and touted them round the record companies; he pleaded and spieled and harangued.

For him demos has ever been the most exacting of tyrants, the true foe to individuality.

The latter will now go head to head with Fox's Fringe, a risky proposition given the overlap in demos.