The long-suffering hoi polloi had cast their protest votes to elect the next president of Nigeria, knowing that sovereignty or the ultimate power in the country belongs to the people.

Source: https://ogtv.com.ng/2023/02/27/nigerians-yearn-for-national-re-birth/

The patricians, secure in their oligarchy, cared not a whit, but began to complain a bit about the horrible hoi polloi hanging around on their streets.

Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/01/byron-bay-the-new-shire-rome/