Definitions for People
ˈpi pəlPeo·ple

Princeton's WordNet(3.55 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. peoplenoun

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

   "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

2. citizenry, peoplenoun

   the body of citizens of a state or country

   "the Spanish people"

3. peoplenoun

   members of a family line

   "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"

4. multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashedverb

   the common people generally

   "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

5. peopleverb

   fill with people

   "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"

6. peopleverb

   furnish with people

   "The plains are sparsely populated"

Wiktionary(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. peoplenoun

   ; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

2. peoplenoun

   (plural peoples) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; community.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

3. peoplenoun

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

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

4. peoplenoun

   One's colleagues or employees.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

5. peoplenoun

   A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

   My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

6. peoplenoun

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

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

7. peopleverb

   To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

8. peopleverb

   To become populous or populated.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

9. peopleverb

   To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

   Etymology: From peple, peple, from people, from pueple, pople (modern peuple), from populus "people", of unknown origin. Probably of non-Indo-European origin, from . Gradually ousted native leed (from leode).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Peoplenoun

   the body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

2. Peoplenoun

   persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

3. Peoplenoun

   the mass of comunity as distinguished from a special class; the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; as, nobles and people

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

4. Peoplenoun

   one's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

5. Peoplenoun

   one's subjects; fellow citizens; companions; followers

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

6. Peopleverb

   to stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. Populate.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. People

   People is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories, published by Time Inc. With a readership of 46.6 million adults, People has the largest audience of any American magazine. People had $997 million in advertising revenue in 2011, the highest advertising revenue of any American magazine. In 2006, it had a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age in October 2005, for excellence in editorial, circulation and advertising. People ranked #6 on Advertising Age's annual "A-list" and #3 on Adweek's "Brand Blazers" list in October 2006. The magazine runs a roughly 50/50 mix of celebrity and human-interest articles. People's editors claim to refrain from printing pure celebrity gossip, enough so to lead celebrity publicists to propose exclusives to the magazine, evidence of what one staffer calls a "publicist-friendly strategy". People's website, People.com, focuses exclusively on celebrity news. In February 2007, the website drew 39.6 million page views "within a day" of the Golden Globes. However "the mother ship of Oscar coverage" broke a site record with 51.7 million page views on the day after the Oscars, beating the previous record set just a month before from the Golden Globes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. People

   pē′pl, n. persons generally: the men, women, and children of a country or a nation: the mass of persons as distinguished from the rulers, &c.: an indefinite number: inhabitants: the vulgar: the populace:—pl. Peoples (pē′plz), races, tribes.—v.t. to stock with people or inhabitants.—People's palace, an institution for the amusement, recreation, and association of the working-classes, as that in the East End of London, inaugurated in 1887.—Chosen people, the Israelites; Good people, or folk, a popular euphemistic name for the fairies; Peculiar people (see Peculiar); The people, the populace, the mass. [Fr. peuple—L. populus, prob. reduplicated from root of plebs, people.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. people

   All human beings as a collective.

   People are amazing and interesting to learn from.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 6, 2020  

2. people

   Plural form of the word person.

   People are amazing to communicate with and share food and time with.

   Submitted by MaryC on October 2, 2020  

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1. people

   Song lyrics by people -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by people on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'People' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #86

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'People' in Written Corpus Frequency: #85

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'People' in Nouns Frequency: #3

How to pronounce People?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of People in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of People in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of People in a Sentence

1. Kim Shin-je:

   Kim Jong Un is surrounded by older people, and they're bowing in front of him. How can they yield to such a young person?

2. The Russian nuclear physicist:

   It's my dream, i think the two countries can be allies, because together, we can do many things. Stepping on each other's toes won't be good for anyone. Edward Lozansky pointed to the support provided by Russia after 9/11, when Moscow helped facilitate transit of material for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, as an example of Russian cooperation. As the political relationship between America and Russia now founders, Lozansky, still Edward Lozansky, works behind the scenes, organizing scientific and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Meanwhile, people in Moscow say anti-Americanism is at an all-time high, worse even than it was back in Soviet days. A recent poll by the Levada Center in Moscow, which is as close as there is to an independent pollster, found 70 percent of Russians have a negative view of United States. It looks like anti-Americanism is a newly found synonym for Russian patriotism.

3. Asians Trump:

   When these people walk into the room, they don't say, 'Oh hello, how's the weather? It's so beautiful outside. How are the Yankees doing? They're doing wonderful, that's great, they say, 'We want deal!'.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   What does the regime do when you start to see these images? they shut down the internet. They don’t want the truth to be out, they don’t want people to be able to communicate.

5. Frank Ohlenschlager:

   Everything we proposed before COVID-19 has taken on a new value for people. There is more awareness now that there is something wrong with our food system.

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