People

Word PEOPLE
Character 6
Hyphenation peo ple
Pronunciations /ˈpiːpəl/

Definitions and meanings of "People"

What do we mean by people?

Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, especially in compounds. noun

The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the. noun

A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality. noun

The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate. Used with the. noun

A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture, or language. noun

Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group. noun

Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer. noun

A person's family, relatives, or ancestors. noun

Animals or other beings distinct from humans. noun

To settle or inhabit with people; populate. transitive verb

To be present in or on (a place). transitive verb

To stock with people or inhabitants; populate.

The whole body of persons who compose a community, tribe, race, or nation: as, the people of England; the people of Israel. noun

The mass of persons inhabiting a place; subjects or citizens, as distinguished from their rulers or from men of rank or men of authority in any profession; the commonalty; the populace: usually preceded by the definite article: as, the king and the people; one of the people; the darling of the people. noun

Those who are closely connected with a person as subjects, domestics, attendants, followers, etc.; also, one's family, relatives, etc.: as, a pastor and his people. noun

Persons; any persons indefinitely; men: a collective noun taking a verb in the plural, and admitting in colloquial use a numeral adjective: as, people may say what they please; a number of country people were there; people of fashion; there were not ten people present. noun

Human beings; men. noun

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

One's colleagues or employees.

A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

If you don't know what they are I suggest you get out more. Urban Dictionary

Basically the worst thing that ever happened to this earth. Urban Dictionary

The doom of our planet. Like a virus with shoes. Urban Dictionary

Things that are dumb enough to try and diet by having three Big Macs, an extra-large set of fries extra salty, a Diet Coke, and a salad. things that are dumb enough to eat it all, talk on a cell phone, navigate a map, and drive down the interstate at the same time. things that are dumb enough to have sex and then blame the doctor for having the kid. things that are dumb enough to pay $3.00 a gallon for gas to drive three blocks while their bike is sittin in the attic collecting dust. things that call drinking eight beers at 3 am and then passing out a "good night's sleep". things that are dumb enough to get their three-year-old GTA San Andreas and leave them alone in the house. Urban Dictionary

The most over-rated thing that has ever existed. Urban Dictionary

God's mistake Urban Dictionary

Mostly made up of Fucktards Urban Dictionary

See "idiots." Urban Dictionary

People are universal bacteria. Universal status: inferior Urban Dictionary

Untrustworthy fools.. Urban Dictionary

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The word "people" in example sentences

'Soldiers work for corporations, not for the people' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = '\'Soldiers work for corporations, not for the people\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Cheney and the rest of the draft dodgers who operated the single worst administration in US history made a decision to force troops into repeated deployments to Iraq. ❋ Unknown (2009)

From Nazism to Abu Ghraib to notorious lab psych experiments in which normal people set in oppressor roles become brutes, the proof is in: ���Nice people��� do evil things when conditions encourage it, and thin democracy���s extreme power imbalance is one proven condition. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I also overheard people in a local Starbucks talk about voting for McCain because we can´t have one of ¨those people¨ as president. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In collecting data on traveling Americans 'we the people' have lost our country yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'In collecting data on traveling Americans \'we the people\' have lost our country '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: As I was thinking of these drivers licenses that Spitzer wants to give out to illegals, I thought to myself, we lost our country only to wake up to read where it will be legals that are being monitored. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Extensive districts of Ohio are still without inhabitants, yet its energetic people have constructed within a period of five years half as many miles of railroad as the whole of Great Britain contains; they are a “_great people_” they do ❋ Unknown (2007)

Maybe we should just turn a blind eye to Judas too and make him the patron saint of depressed people...oh wait..people are already doing that. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

You may not be asked to have theological debates with people but some people are..people like the Fathers who spoke and wrote against the heretics and sometimes used not so nice sounding words like this: A Saint can't remember his name came across a known public heretic of his day. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

Yet today the public may support such broad social goals as affordable medical coverage for all, decent wages for working people, safe working conditions, a secure retirement, and clean air and water, but there is no government “of, by, and for the people” to deliver on those aspirations. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But also because it's important for people who want to save the world –people, I must confess, like me -- to be able to distinguish between the bathwater and the baby. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Modernity, then, turns out to be the extreme susceptibility of people who are unsure of themselves and, having no taste or style of their own, are eager for instruction… in Trinidad instruction is now provided by advertising agencies… welcomed by the people… because the advertising agency is itself a modern thing… ❋ Bedford, Sybille (1963)

"So you see, all things considered, it would be much better for you to return to your own people -- ahem -- _own people_," said Mr. Starkweather, with emphasis. ❋ Amy Bell Marlowe (N/A)

The people -- and _is_ this country for the _people_, or is it not? ❋ Charles Romyn Dake (N/A)

It has done my heart good, many times, especially on Sundays in the hot summer months, to see the numbers of people, and _the people_, who were really using the parks. ❋ Adoniram Judson Ladd (N/A)

Still, as the right of the people to apply for a redress of grievances is coupled with the right of _instructing their representatives_, and as negroes are not electors and consequently are without representatives, it is inferred that they are not part of _the people_. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

The former are would-be leaders, who assume to act for the outraged people; the latter are merely _the people_, or a portion of them, lacking organization and leadership, and consequently obliged to submit to the tyranny that has laid its iron hand upon them. ❋ Various (N/A)

But the people, the _sacred people_, in the exercise of their sovereign power, either at the ballot-box or in conventions, are the only true and proper forum to which such grave and serious questions should be submitted. ❋ William Horatio Barnes (N/A)

The very secrecy of the plot against the peace of the world and the failure to disclose to the German people the diplomatic communications hereinbefore quoted, strongly suggest that this detestable war is not merely a crime against civilization, _but also against the deceived and misled German people_. ❋ Various (N/A)

Mr. Daggett traced the history of the government of the colony and state in order to demonstrate that the charter was peculiarly a constitution of the people, "_made by the people_ and in a sense not applicable to any other people." ❋ Maria Louise Greene (N/A)

People are often [unreasonable], [illogical], and self-centered. Forgive them anyway --Mother [Teresa] ❋ Gremlin (2003)

[exhibit A]:I'm going to go buy myself a new SUV next week [exibit] B- but didnt you just get this one 2 yrs ago? exhibit A: yes, but it doesnt have a built in [DVD player] to entertain my kids because im too lazy to raise them myself. ❋ Lauren S (2005)

People have moved into the [forrest]....[bang bang].....crash..where is [the forest]? ❋ Halo Master De Bater (2006)

[People] are [so stupid], but hey, [who cares]? ❋ Someguyudontcareabout (2006)

People like to think they're sooooo advanced and beyond animals because they have art, music, and technology when all the while not one of these things (or anything else they've created for that matter) will mean a thing after people die just like every other [organism] on the planet. The only thing that truly seperates people from any other animal is that they are aware of their own [mortality], and [if you ask me] that's not really something to be proud of. ❋ TheVoiceOfReason (2005)

1) Me 2) You ❋ MayGah (2004)

[See] [Fucktard] ❋ Jon Long (2004)

There are people who [voted] for [George Bush]. ❋ Tripzy (2003)

Number of planets in the universe that are known to be infected with people so far: 1 [Notes]: Fortunately, this [bacteria] will probably die out before it manages to [contaminate] further regions of the universe. ❋ Life Form (2007)

people are [selfish], [evil] little *[beeeeeep]!* ❋ Hatred (2004)

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