The old business oligarchy is slowly giving way to more open politics and a more diverse populace is developing.

For example, in New York, any foreigner professing Christianity was awarded citizenship, leading to a more diverse populace.

The 12-member Greenville County School Board represents a diverse populace, from plain mountain folk to upper-income corporate presidents.

Despite the stigma attached to them, dingbats are inhabited by a diverse populace who end up living there as a consequence of any number of circumstances.

But because this block's now dizzyingly diverse populace must negotiate a whole new series of relationships - across class lines, racial and national divides, cultural experiences, and personal trajectories.

Lee, who became a photographer to record her husband's paintings, went on to document the city's wide variety of moods and diverse populace; she died in 1990.

It is home to a highly diverse and mobile populace, which is reflected in the historical and continuing development of the dialect.

California is home to a highly diverse populace, and this is reflected in California's dialect of English, which integrates words from many other languages, especially Spanish.

Since 1909 the New York Foundation has tapped the talent of New York City's diverse and energetic populace.

And what values could such a diverse populace agree to hold in common?