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people plural

peo·ple

The plural form of people is peoples

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Definitions

  • noun plural people inhabitants 1
  • noun plural people citizens 1
  • noun plural people general public 1
  • noun plural people indefinite group 1
  • noun plural people persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think? 1
  • noun plural people persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable individuals forming a group: Twenty people volunteered to help. 1
  • noun plural people human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings. 1
  • noun plural people the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like: the people of Australia; the Jewish people. 1
  • noun plural people the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used in combination): the people of a parish; educated people; salespeople. 1
  • noun plural people the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth, rank, influence, etc.: a man of the people. 1
  • noun plural people the subjects, followers, or subordinates of a ruler, leader, employer, etc.: the king and his people. 1
  • noun plural people the body of enfranchised citizens of a state: representatives chosen by the people. 1
  • noun plural people a person's family or relatives: My grandmother's people came from Iowa. 1
  • noun plural people (used in the possessive in Communist or left-wing countries to indicate that an institution operates under the control of or for the benefit of the people, especially under Communist leadership): people's republic; people's army. 1
  • noun plural people animals of a specified kind: the monkey people of the forest. 1
  • noun plural people People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of 'persons'. 0
  • noun plural people The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the upper classes. 0
  • noun plural people person (sense 1) 0
  • noun plural people the persons belonging to a certain place, community, or class 0
  • noun plural people the members of a group under the leadership, influence, or control of a particular person or body, as members of a group of servants, royal subjects, etc. 0
  • noun plural people the members of (someone's) class, occupation, set, race, tribe, etc. 0
  • noun plural people one's relatives or ancestors; family 0
  • noun plural people persons without wealth, influence, privilege, or distinction; members of the populace 0
  • noun plural people the citizens or electorate of a state 0
  • noun plural people persons considered indefinitely 0
  • noun plural people human beings, as distinct from other animals 0
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