people
/ˈpi.pəl/ noun A1- Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc. · a people apart· an industrious people
- A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader. · Moses said, "Let my people go."· his people were weary
- One's colleagues or employees. · I'll have my people call your people.· I have my people working on it.
- A person's ancestors, relatives or family. · My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.· His people live out west.
- The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens. · The people have successfully stood up against tyranny and totalitarianism.· The election is over and the people have spoken.
- People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional. · People don't like it when you tweak their noses.· Teachers are people too.
Plural peoples
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“Now the mischief is out; depend upon it the custom-house people went rummaging about the ship in our absence, and discovered poor Dantès’ hidden treasures.”
The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told.
Around the table reigned that noisy hilarity which usually prevails at such a time among people sufficiently free from the demands of social position not to feel the trammels of etiquette.
Then the Queen hurriedly gave her people the order to start, for she feared if the mice stayed among the poppies too long they also would fall asleep.
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