rurals

While a lot of published stats clearly show that 70% of India is actually in the countryside, it's a myth that these "rurals" are actually rural.

Life Beyond The Metros Anita Nayyar 2009

In part it resulted from the determination of the capital to free herself from the control of the "rurals" who dominated the National Assembly; and in that respect it foreshadowed, however crudely, what will probably be the political future of all great States, wherein the urban population promises altogether to outweigh and control that of the country.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898

"I tell you, all that is required at this moment is an evident protest of the artisans of Paris against the votes of the 'rurals' of France.

The Parisians — Volume 07 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

"I tell you, all that is required at this moment is an evident protest of the artisans of Paris against the votes of the 'rurals' of France.

The Parisians — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Some of the rurals' influence in Nevada has waned over time, especially as metropolitan Las Vegas has more than doubled in population since 1990, from about 850,000 people to about two million as of 2011, said David Damore, associate professor of political science at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012

The candidates still consider the rurals crucial, not just to win delegates for the GOP nomination but also to muster support for the general election.

Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012

I thought sometime ago you said that TWC is trying to make sure that “poor rurals” need to have internet access.

Free Press Asks Congress for Metered Broadband Inquiry 2009

—In Nevada, sparsely populated counties collectively called "the rurals" often help decide close races.

Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012

Mitt Romney, whom polls show in the lead for Saturday's caucuses, has courted the rurals by enlisting lawmakers from across Nevada, while deploying surrogates—including his son Josh—to attend events in Elko and elsewhere.

Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012

But in close races, political observers say, the rurals remain important.

Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012