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by E. Faye Williams (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Demos is a Greek word which refers to the common people of a nation, the populace.It is the root word for many other words to which we often refer.Democratic, Demonstrations, Demonstrators, Demography, Demographics, Demographer, Demobilize and Democracy are some of those terms which come to mind. Ideally and in the scheme … Continued

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