Demos may refer to:

Computing

* DEMOS, a Soviet Unix-like operating system * DEMOS (ISP), the first internet service provider in the USSR * Demos Commander, an Orthodox File Manager for Unix-like systems * Plural for Demo (computer programming)

Organizations

Demos (UK think tank) Demos is a cross party think tank based in the United Kingdom with a cross-party political viewpoint. Founded in 1993, Demos works with a number of partners including government departments, public sector agencies and charities. It specialises ...

, London-based public policy research organisation and publisher * Demos (U.S. think tank), a public policy research and advocacy organization * DEMOS (Republika Srpska), a political party in Republika Srpska * DEMOS (Montenegro), a parliamentary political party in Montenegro * DEMOS (Slovenia), a coalition of democratic political parties in Slovenia * Demos Helsinki, a think tank in Finland * Demos Medical Publishing, a publisher of books on medical subjects * Solidary Democracy, a political party in Italy * Democracy and Solidarity Party, a political party in Romania

Arts and entertainment

* ''Demos'' (film), a 1921 silent film * ''Demos'' (novel), an 1886 novel by George Gissing

Music

* '' Demos, 1982-86'', a set of recordings by Swedish pop artist Per Gessle * ''Demos'' (Crosby, Stills & Nash album), a 2009 album by Crosby, Stills & Nash * ''Demos'' (Edith Frost album), 2004 album by Edith Frost * ''Demos'' (Imperial Drag album), 2005 album by Imperial Drag * ''Demos'' (Matt Skiba album), a 2010 album by Matt Skiba * ''The Demos'' (Jess Moskaluke album), 2021 album by Jess Moskaluke * ''The Demos'' (Rebecca Hollweg album) * ''Demos'', an EP by the

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of th ...

which features four of the five demos recorded with Alan Betrock in the summer of 1975 * ''The Demos'' (Father John Misty EP) * '' Cowboys from Hell: The Demos'', by Pantera

People

* Demos Chiang (born 1976), Taiwanese businessman * Demos Goumenos (born 1978), Cypriot football midfielder * Demos Shakarian (1913–1993), Christian businessman of Armenian origin from Los Angeles * George Demos (born 1976), former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor, and former congressional candidate

Other uses

* Demos, the ruling body of free citizens in ancient Greek city-states, such as Athens, a root of the word ''

democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...

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Deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or (, plural: ''demoi'', δήμοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Classical Athens, Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside existed in the 6th century BC and earlier, bu ...