the common people generally
"separate the warriors from the mass"
"power to the people"
plural of mass
"The church was packed, so they could not accommodate all the masses that were scheduled for the weekend."
People, especially a large number of people
plural of Mass
In plain English: Masses is another word for large groups of people gathered together, often to protest or celebrate something important.
"The new policy was approved by the masses after weeks of public discussion."
Usage: Use masses to refer specifically to a very large crowd or group of ordinary people rather than just any quantity. This term often carries an implication of the general public acting as a collective force in social or political contexts.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mass
"The computer will not let you enter your password without a unique key to mass the data securely."
In plain English: To mass means to gather together into a large group at one place.
"The crowd began to mass in the town square before the parade started."