“people”

Definitions

• noun

  (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

  Synonyms: everyman, public, agnate, ancestors, ancestry, anchor, assembly, bivouac, blood, bodies, bourgeoisie, breed

  • Example:“old people”
  • Example:“There were at least 200 people in the audience.”

• noun

  the body of citizens of a state or country

  Synonyms: citizenry

  • Example:“the Spanish people”

• noun

  members of a family line

  • Example:“His people have been farmers for generations.”
  • Example:“Are your people still alive?”

• noun

  the common people generally

  Synonyms: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed

  • Example:“separate the warriors from the mass”
  • Example:“power to the people”

• verb

  fill with people

  • Example:“Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes.”

• verb

  furnish with people

  • Example:“The plains are sparsely populated.”