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--n. 3 proletarian, common man or woman, commoner, man or woman
in the street, (any or every) Tom, Dick, or Harry, Brit man or
woman on the Clapham omnibus, Colloq pleb, prole: This art
exhibition is not going to mean very much to the plebeians.
plebiscite
n. popular vote or ballot, referendum, poll: The plebiscite
revealed that the people were in favour of joining the Common
Market.
pledge n. 1 promise, oath, vow, word (of honour), covenant, assurance,
guaranty, guarantee, warrant, warranty: They have our solemn
pledge that we will return within the hour. 2 bail, surety,
collateral, security, deposit, earnest (money), pawn, gage,
bond, guaranty, guarantee: They wanted something besides my
signature as a pledge for the money. 3 toast, tribute, cheer,
health: They drank a pledge to the success of the voyage.
--v. 4 swear, vow, promise, give one's word (of honour),
contract, undertake, agree, vouch, vouchsafe: I pledge
allegiance to the nation. 5 deposit, pawn, mortgage, Archaic
gage, Colloq US and Canadian hock: He pledged his gold watch to
pay for her birthday present. 6 toast, drink (to), drink
(someone's) health: Drink to me only with thine eyes And I will
pledge with mine.
plentiful adj. 1 ample, abundant, profuse, copious, lavish, plenteous,
bountiful, generous, bounteous: We found a plentiful supply of
food in the markets. 2 fertile, fruitful, productive, bumper,
luxuriant, thriving, prolific: We thanked the Lord for a
plentiful harvest.
plenty n. 1 abundance, more than enough, great deal, mass(es),
quantity or quantities, multitude(s), number(s), load(s), mess,
scores, Colloq lot(s), mountain(s), heap(s), stack(s), pile(s),
load(s), ton(s), ocean(s), oodles, US and Canadian slew(s):
There is plenty of food, so it is just as well that plenty of
people are coming. There's plenty of time before your bus
arrives. 2 plentifulness, fertility, copiousness, abundance,
plenteousness, wealth, profusion, lavishness, prodigality,
plenitude, bountifulness: It was a land of plenty, a land of
milk and honey.