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--n. 3 proletarian, common man or woman, commoner, man or woman<br />

in the street, (any or every) Tom, Dick, or Harry, Brit man or<br />

woman on the Clapham omnibus, Colloq pleb, prole: This art<br />

exhibition is not going to mean very much to the plebeians.<br />

plebiscite<br />

n. popular vote or ballot, referendum, poll: <strong>The</strong> plebiscite<br />

revealed that the people were in favour <strong>of</strong> joining the Common<br />

Market.<br />

pledge n. 1 promise, oath, vow, word (<strong>of</strong> honour), covenant, assurance,<br />

guaranty, guarantee, warrant, warranty: <strong>The</strong>y have our solemn<br />

pledge that we will return within the hour. 2 bail, surety,<br />

collateral, security, deposit, earnest (money), pawn, gage,<br />

bond, guaranty, guarantee: <strong>The</strong>y wanted something besides my<br />

signature as a pledge for the money. 3 toast, tribute, cheer,<br />

health: <strong>The</strong>y drank a pledge to the success <strong>of</strong> the voyage.<br />

--v. 4 swear, vow, promise, give one's word (<strong>of</strong> honour),<br />

contract, undertake, agree, vouch, vouchsafe: I pledge<br />

allegiance to the nation. 5 deposit, pawn, mortgage, Archaic<br />

gage, Colloq US and Canadian hock: He pledged his gold watch to<br />

pay for her birthday present. 6 toast, drink (to), drink<br />

(someone's) health: Drink to me only with thine eyes <strong>An</strong>d I will<br />

pledge with mine.<br />

plentiful adj. 1 ample, abundant, pr<strong>of</strong>use, copious, lavish, plenteous,<br />

bountiful, generous, bounteous: We found a plentiful supply <strong>of</strong><br />

food in the markets. 2 fertile, fruitful, productive, bumper,<br />

luxuriant, thriving, prolific: We thanked the Lord for a<br />

plentiful harvest.<br />

plenty n. 1 abundance, more than enough, great deal, mass(es),<br />

quantity or quantities, multitude(s), number(s), load(s), mess,<br />

scores, Colloq lot(s), mountain(s), heap(s), stack(s), pile(s),<br />

load(s), ton(s), ocean(s), oodles, US and Canadian slew(s):<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is plenty <strong>of</strong> food, so it is just as well that plenty <strong>of</strong><br />

people are coming. <strong>The</strong>re's plenty <strong>of</strong> time before your bus<br />

arrives. 2 plentifulness, fertility, copiousness, abundance,<br />

plenteousness, wealth, pr<strong>of</strong>usion, lavishness, prodigality,<br />

plenitude, bountifulness: It was a land <strong>of</strong> plenty, a land <strong>of</strong><br />

milk and honey.

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