A collective term for a large number of people, bigger than the regular crew or
posse.
Majority of people, tends to refer to the working class.
Often used by organisers (particularly revolutionaries) as the term for the large numbers of people who will be joining the cause (they just might not know it yet).
Often heard
chanting "This is what democracy looks like..."
Organiser 1: Lets go stop this GE in our food.
Organiser 2: I'll go get the
massif
A short time later - 10,000 people (the massif) march down Aucklands Queen St to show their
dissent at GE. (cue:
Govt ignore massif)