2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten millions.
POPULATOR
Pop"u*la`tor, n.
Defn: One who populates.
POPULICIDE
Pop"u*li*cide`, n. Etym: [L. populus people + caedere to kill.]
Defn: Slaughter of the people. [R.]
POPULIN
Pop"u*lin, n. Etym: [L. populus poplar: cf. F. populine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus), and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance.
POPULISM
Pop"u*lism, n. (U. S. Politics)
Defn: The political doctrines advocated by the People's party.
POPULIST
Pop"u*list, n. [L. populus people + -ist.] (U. S. Politics)