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people


peo·ple

P0151000 (pē′pəl)n. pl. people 1. a. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, alone and in compounds: People were dancing in the street. I met all sorts of people. This book is not intended for laypeople.b. The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the: "those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes" (Thomas Jefferson).2. a. A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.b. The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate. Used with the.3. pl. peo·ples A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture, or language: the peoples of central Asia.4. a. Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group: city people; farming people.b. Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer: The manager would like to introduce you to our people in the regional office.c. A person's family, relatives, or ancestors: Where are your people from?5. Informal Animals or other beings distinct from humans: Rabbits and squirrels are the furry little people of the woods.tr.v. peo·pled, peo·pling, peo·ples 1. To settle or inhabit with people; populate.2. To be present in or on (a place): "The stores ... are peopled by serious shoppers" (Perri Klass).
[Middle English peple, from Old French pueple, from Latin populus, of Etruscan origin.]
peo′pler n.

people

(ˈpiːpəl) n (usually functioning as plural) pl peoples1. persons collectively or in general2. a group of persons considered together: blind people. 3. the persons living in a country and sharing the same nationality: the French people. 4. one's family: he took her home to meet his people. 5. persons loyal to someone powerful: the king's people accompanied him in exile. 6. the people a. the mass of persons without special distinction, privileges, etcb. the body of persons in a country, esp those entitled to votevb (tr) to provide with or as if with people or inhabitants[C13: from Old French pople, from Latin populus; see populace]Usage: See at person

peo•ple

(ˈpi pəl)

n., pl. -ples for 4, n. 1. persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general. 2. persons considered as numerable individuals forming a group. 3. human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings. 4. the entire body of persons who constitute a community or other group by virtue of a common culture, religion, or the like. 5. the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used in combination): salespeople. 6. the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth, rank, influence, etc. 7. the subjects, followers, or subordinates of a ruler, leader, employer, etc. 8. the body of enfranchised citizens of a state. 9. a person's family or relatives. v.t. 10. to furnish with people; populate. 11. to supply or stock as if with people. [1225–75; Middle English peple < Anglo-French poeple, Old French pueple < Latin populus] usage: people is usu. followed by a plural verb and referred to by a plural pronoun: The people have made their choice. When people means “the entire body of persons who constitute a community by virtue of a common culture, religion, etc.,” it is singular, with the plural peoples: This people shares characteristics with certain inhabitants of central Asia. The aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere speak many different languages. At one time, some usage guides maintained that people could not be preceded by a number, as in Fewer than 30 people showed up. This use is now standard.

People

 human beings collectively, 1374.

people

– person">person1. 'people'

People is a plural noun. You use a plural form of a verb after it.

People is most commonly used to refer to a particular group of men and women, or a particular group of men, women, and children.

The people at my work mostly wear suits.Two hundred people were killed in the fire.

You often use people to refer to all the men, women, and children of a particular country, tribe, or race.

The British people elect a new government every four or five years.
2. 'peoples'

When you are referring to several countries, tribes, or races, you can use the plural form peoples.

They all belong to the ancient group of Indo-European peoples.
3. another use of 'people'

People can also be used to say that something is generally done.

I don't think people should drive so fast.She always tried to help people.See one - you - we - they
4. 'person'

Person is a countable noun. A person is an individual man, woman, or child.

There was far too much food for one person.Chen is a good person to ask if you have a computer problem.

The usual plural of 'person' is people, but in formal English persons is sometimes used.

No unauthorized persons may enter the building.

people


Past participle: peopled
Gerund: peopling
Imperative
people
people
Present
I people
you people
he/she/it peoples
we people
you people
they people
Preterite
I peopled
you peopled
he/she/it peopled
we peopled
you peopled
they peopled
Present Continuous
I am peopling
you are peopling
he/she/it is peopling
we are peopling
you are peopling
they are peopling
Present Perfect
I have peopled
you have peopled
he/she/it has peopled
we have peopled
you have peopled
they have peopled
Past Continuous
I was peopling
you were peopling
he/she/it was peopling
we were peopling
you were peopling
they were peopling
Past Perfect
I had peopled
you had peopled
he/she/it had peopled
we had peopled
you had peopled
they had peopled
Future
I will people
you will people
he/she/it will people
we will people
you will people
they will people
Future Perfect
I will have peopled
you will have peopled
he/she/it will have peopled
we will have peopled
you will have peopled
they will have peopled
Future Continuous
I will be peopling
you will be peopling
he/she/it will be peopling
we will be peopling
you will be peopling
they will be peopling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been peopling
you have been peopling
he/she/it has been peopling
we have been peopling
you have been peopling
they have been peopling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been peopling
you will have been peopling
he/she/it will have been peopling
we will have been peopling
you will have been peopling
they will have been peopling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been peopling
you had been peopling
he/she/it had been peopling
we had been peopling
you had been peopling
they had been peopling
Conditional
I would people
you would people
he/she/it would people
we would people
you would people
they would people
Past Conditional
I would have peopled
you would have peopled
he/she/it would have peopled
we would have peopled
you would have peopled
they would have peopled
Thesaurus
Noun1.people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectivelypeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unithuman beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, world, man - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onepeoples - the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group; "the indigenous peoples of Australia"age bracket, age group, cohort - a group of people having approximately the same ageancients - people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)baffled - people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"blind - people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"blood - people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"brave - people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"cautious, timid - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"business people, businesspeople - people who transact business (especially business executives)damned - people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"living - people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"deaf - people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"defeated, discomfited - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"disabled, handicapped - people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"doomed, lost - people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"enemy - any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"episcopacy, episcopate - the collective body of bishopscommon people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"free, free people - people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"homebound - people who are confined to their homesenlightened, initiate - people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"uninitiate - people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"developmentally challenged, mentally retarded, retarded - people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"network army - a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern; "a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it"nationality - people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"peanut gallery - (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"pocket - a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"retreated - people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated"sick - people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"tradespeople - people engaged in trademaimed, wounded - people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"migration - a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
2.people - the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"citizenrygroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unitcountry people, countryfolk - people living in the same country; compatriotsArcado-Cyprians, Achaean - the ancient Greek inhabitants of AchaeaAeolian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of AeoliaDorian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BCIonian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ioniaelectorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to votegoverned - the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independencecitizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
3.people - members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
4.people - the common people generallypeople - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, massgroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unitlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergyaudience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts
Verb1.people - fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"populate - fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
2.people - furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

people

plural noun1. persons, humans, individuals, folk (informal), men and women, human beings, humanity, mankind, mortals, the human race, Homo sapiens, PPL (S.M.S.) People should treat the planet with respect.2. the public, the crowd, the masses, the general public, the mob, the herd, the grass roots, the rank and file, the multitude, the populace, the proletariat, the rabble, the plebs, the proles (derogatory slang, chiefly Brit.), the commonalty, (the) hoi polloi, PPL (S.M.S.) the will of the people3. nation, public, community, subjects, population, residents, citizens, folk, inhabitants, electors, populace, tax payers, citizenry, (general) public, PPL (S.M.S.) the people of Rome4. race, tribe, ethnic group, PPL (S.M.S.) the native peoples of Central and South America5. family, parents, relations, relatives, folk, folks (informal), clan, kin, next of kin, kinsmen, nearest and dearest, kith and kin, your own flesh and blood, PPL (S.M.S.) My people still live in Ireland.verb1. inhabit, occupy, settle, populate, colonize a small town peopled by workers and familiesQuotations
"The voice of the people is the voice of God" [Alcuin Epistles]

Peoples

African peoples Bantu, Barotse, Basotho, Berber, Bushman, Chewa, Damara, Dinka, Duala, Edo, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Ewe, Gabonese, Galla, Gambian, Ghanaian or Ghanian, Griqua or Grikwa, Hausa, Herero, Hottentot, Hutu, Ibibio, Ibo or Igbo, Kabyle, Kikuyu, Kongo, Luba, Luo, Malinke or Maninke, Masai, Matabele, Moor, Mosotho, Mossi, Nama or Namaqua, Ndebele, Negrillo, Negro, Nguni, Nuba, Nupe, Nyanja, Nyoro, Ovambo, Pondo, Pygmy or Pigmy, Rif, Riff, or Rifi, Shangaan, Shluh, Shona, Somali, Songhai, Sotho, Strandloper, Susu, Swahili, Swazi, Temne, Tiv, Tsonga, Tswana, Tuareg, Tunisian, Tutsi, Venda, Watusi or Watutsi, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, ZuluAsian peoples Adivasi, Ainu, Akkadian or Accadian, Amalekite, Amorite, Andamanese, Arab, Babylonian, Bakhtyari, Baluchi or Balochi, Bashkir, Bedouin or Beduin, Bengali, Bihari, Burmese, Buryat, Chaldean or Chaldaean, Cham, Chinese, Chukchee or Chukchi, Chuvash, Cossack, Cumans, Dani, Dard, Dyak or Dayak, Elamite, Ephesian, Ephraimite, Essene, Evenki, Fulani, Gond, Gujarati or Gujerati, Gurkha, Hittite, Hui, Hun, Hurrian, Igorot or Igorrote, Israeli, Jat, Jewish, Kabardian, Kalmuck or Kalmyk, Kanarese or Canarese, Kara-Kalpak, Karen, Kashmiri, Kassite, Kazakh or Kazak, Khmer, Kurd, Lao, Lepcha, Lycian, Lydian, Malay, Maratha or Mahratta, Mede, Mishmi, Mon, Mongol, Montagnard, Moro, Motu, Munda, Naga, Negrito, Nogay, Nuri or Kafir, Palestinian, Pathan, Pashto, Pushto, or Pushtu, Phoenician, Punjabi or Panjabi, Sabaean or Sabean, Samoyed, Saracen, Semite, Shan, Sherpa, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Sogdian, Sumerian, Tadzhik, Tadjik, or Tajik, Tagalog, Talaing, Tamil, Tatar or Tartar, Thai, Tocharian or Tokharian, Tongan, Tungus, Turanian, Turk, Turkmen, Uigur or Uighur, Uzbek, Vedda or Veddah, Visayan or Bisayan, YakutAustralasian peoples Aborigine, Aranda, Dayak, Gurindji, Maori, Melanesian, Polynesian, TagalogCentral and South American Indian peoples Araucanian, Arawakan, Aymara, Aztec, Carib, Cashinahua, Chibca, Chimú, Ge, Guarani, Inca, Makuna, Maya, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Quechua, Kechua, or Quichua, Toltec, Tupi, ZapotecEskimo peoples Aleut or Aleutian, Caribou Eskimo, Inuit or Innuit, YupikEuropean peoples Achaean or Achaian, Aeolian or Eolian, Albanian, Alemanni, Andalusian, Angle, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Aragonese, Armenian, Aryan, Ashkenazi, Austrian, Azerbaijani or Azeri, Azorean, Basque, Bavarian, Belgae, Belorussian, Bosnian Muslim, Breton, Briton, Brython, Bulgar, Bulgarian, Burgundian, Carinthian, Castilian, Catalan, Celt, Celtiberi, Chechen, Cheremis or Cheremiss, Cimbri, Cornish, Corsican, Croatian or Croat, Cymry or Kymry, Czech, Dane, Dorian, Dutch, English, Faeroese, Finn, Ephesian, Estonian or Esthonian, Etruscan or Etrurian, Fleming, Frank, French, Frisian, Gaelic, Galician, Gascon, Gaul, Georgian, German, Goidel, Goth, Greek, Gypsy or Gipsy, Hellenic, Iberian or Celtiberian, Icelandic, Iceni, Illyrian, Indo-European, Ingush, Ionian, Irish, Jute, Karelian, Komi, Latin, Lapp, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lombard or Langobard, Lusatian, Luxembourger, Macedonian, Magyar, Maltese, Manx, Montenegrin, Mordvin, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Ostrogoth, Ostyak, Pict, Pole, Portuguese, Provençal, Prussian, Romanian, Russian, Sabellian, Sabine, Salain, Samnite, Samoyed, Sardinian, Saxon, Scot, Scythian, Sephardi, Serbian, Sicilian, Silures, Slav, Slovak, Slovene, Sorb, Swabian, Swede, Swiss, Teuton, Thracian, Turk, Tyrolese, Ugrian, Ukrainian, Vandal, Viking, Visigoth, Vlach or Walach, Volsci, Votyak, Walloon, Welsh, WendNative American tribes Abnaki, Aguaruna, Algonquian or Algonkian, Algonquin or Algonkin, Apache, Apalachee, Arapaho, Araucan, Arikara, Ashochimi, Assiniboine, Athabascan, Aymara, Aztec, Bella Coola, Biloxi, Blackfoot, Blood, Caddo, Campa, Carib, Catawba, Cayuga, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chilcal, Chinook, Chippewa or Chippeway, Choctaw, Cocopa, Comanche, Cree, Creek, Crow, Dakota, Delaware, Dene, Dogrib, Flathead, Fox, Haida, Hidatsa, Hopi, Hupa, Huron, Illinois, Inca, Iowa, Iroquois, Kansa, Karankawa, Kichai, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Kootenay, Kwakiutl, Leni-Lenapé, Lipan, Mandan, Mapuche, Maya, Menomini or Menominee, Miami, Micmac, Minnetaree, Mixtec, Mohave or Mojave, Mohawk, Mohegan, Mohican or Mahican, Moki or Moqui, Montagnard, Muskogean or Muskhogean, Nahuatl, Narraganset, Natchez, Navaho or Navajo, Nez Percé, Nootka, Ojibwa or Ojibway, Omaha, Oneida, Onondaga, Orejone, Osage, Ostiak, Ottawa, Paiute, Pasamaquoddy, Pawnee, Penobscot, Pequot, Pericu, Piegan, Pima, Powhatan, Pueblo, Quakaw, Quechua, Quichua, or Kechua, Root-digger, Salish, Santee, Sarcee, Sauk, Seminole, Seneca, Shawnee, Shoshoni, Shushwap, Sioux, Stonies, Susquehanna, Teton, Tlingit, Toltec, Tonkawa, Tuscarora, Ute, Wappo, Warrau, Wichita, Winnebago, Wyandot, Yaqui, Yuchi, Yuma, Yunca, Zuni

people

nounPersons as an organized body:community, public, society.verbTo live in (a place), as does a people:inhabit, occupy, populate.
Translations
人们民族人

people

(ˈpiːpl) noun plural1. persons. There were three people in the room.2. men and women in general. People often say such things. 人們 人们3. (noun singular) a nation or race. all the peoples of this world. 民族 民族the people the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc. government for the people by the people. 人民 人民
people is usually plural: The people waiting at the airport were impatient .
people is singular, and has the plural peoples , when it means a nation: a defeated people ; the peoples of eastern Europe .

people

人们zhCN
  • Talking to people → 与人交谈
  • How much is it for a car with two people? → 两个人一部车要多少钱?
  • How much is the crossing for a car and four people? → 一辆车加四个人乘轮渡要多少钱?
  • How much is it for a camper with four people? → 一辆四人宿营车要多少钱?
  • There are some people injured → 有人受伤了
  • What facilities do you have for disabled people? → 有哪些可供残疾人使用的设施?
  • Is there a discount for disabled people? (US)
    Is there a reduction for disabled people? (UK) → 残疾人有优惠吗?
  • I'd like to reserve a table for three people for tonight (US)
    I'd like to book a table for three people for tonight (UK) → 我想预订今晚的三人餐桌
  • I'd like to reserve a table for two people for tomorrow night (US)
    I'd like to book a table for two people for tomorrow night (UK) → 我想预订明晚的两人餐桌
  • I'd like to reserve a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (US)
    I'd like to book a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (UK) → 我想预订今晚八点钟的四人餐桌
  • I'd like to make a reservation for seven-thirty for two people (US)
    I'd like to make a reservation for half past seven for two people (UK) → 我想预订今晚七点半的两人餐桌

people


See:
  • a (person) of substance
  • a couple of (people or things)
  • a man of the people
  • a man/woman of the people
  • a night person
  • a number of (something)
  • a people person
  • all able-bodied people
  • all things to all men
  • all things to all people
  • all things to all people, be
  • as (things) go
  • as things, people, etc. go
  • assimilate with
  • assimilate with some people
  • bang (people's) heads together
  • bang people's heads together
  • bang your/their/our heads together
  • be all things to all men/people
  • be all things to all people
  • be little love lost between (two people)
  • be no love lost between (two people)
  • beautiful people
  • beautiful people, the
  • choose among (people or things)
  • choose between (two people or things)
  • choose between two people or things
  • choose from (people or things)
  • come between (two or more people)
  • do (someone) down
  • draw (someone or something) together
  • draw people or things together
  • garbage person
  • gather into
  • have (one) rolling in the aisles
  • have people rolling in the aisles
  • Idle people have the least leisure
  • interpose between people or things
  • intervene between (multiple people)
  • keep people straight
  • knock (people's) heads together
  • knock people's heads together
  • knock your/their/our heads together
  • little love lost between (two people)
  • lot of
  • lots of
  • lots of people or things Go to a lot of
  • mix (one) up in (something)
  • mix (one) up with (someone)
  • model (someone or something) in (something)
  • no love lost between (two people)
  • number of things or people
  • of all people
  • of all people/places/things
  • oscillate between (two people or things)
  • people (something or some place) with (someone)
  • People (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
  • people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  • people power
  • people processor
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  • people with
  • people's republic
  • person of color
  • person of size
  • polarize (one group of people) into (two groups of people)
  • put our/your/their heads together
  • put people or things together
  • put people's heads together
  • put together
  • scrape (someone or something) together
  • scrape (someone or something) up
  • scrape (someone or something) up off (something)
  • scratch (someone or something) together
  • scratch up
  • some people don't know when to quit
  • some people have all the luck
  • some people just don't know when to give up
  • some people just don't know when to quit
  • some people just don't know when to stop
  • some people!
  • split between (two or more people or things)
  • split people up
  • split up
  • street people
  • take the bread out from people's mouths
  • take the bread out of people's mouths
  • tar (someone or something) with the same brush
  • tar people with the same brush
  • tell (someone or something) apart
  • tell people or things apart
  • the beautiful people
  • the opium of the people
  • there is no love lost between (two people)
  • there's little to choose between (two people or things)
  • there's not much to choose between (two people or things)
  • there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
  • throw people together
  • twelve good people and true
  • wedge between people or things
  • yoke people or things together

People


People

 

(1) In the broad sense of the word, the population of a particular country.

(2) In historical materialism, the people, or popular masses, are a social community comprising, at various historical stages, those strata and classes that, owing to their position in society, are capable of actively participating in the progressive development of society; they are the makers of history, the determining force in fundamental social transformations.

The people are the real subject of history. Their activity ensures continuity in the development of society. The place and role of the people was first revealed by Marxism-Leninism. In so doing, it eliminated a major flaw of idealist sociology, which ignored the decisive role of the people in social development and ascribed this role to outstanding individuals (see V. I. Lenin, Poln. sobr. soch., 5th ed., vol. 26, p. 58).

Marxism-Leninism also delineated the social content of the concept of the people and established that the composition of the people varies at different stages of history. No distinction is made between the terms “population” and “the people” for primitive-communal society, in which class divisions were nonexistent. In social formations based on class antagonism, the people do not include the dominant exploitative groups with their antipopular and reactionary policies. Only under socialism, when the exploitative classes are eliminated, does the concept of the people embrace all social groups.

Marxism-Leninism elucidates the differences in position of the various classes, strata, and groups of the population and then, taking into account their class interests, determines the composition of the people. At all stages of social development, the majority of the people consists of the working masses, the principal productive force of society. In class society, the people may include strata of the population that have very different and even opposing interests. For example, it included the bourgeoisie that led the struggle against feudalism during the bourgeois revolutions and the bourgeosie participating in national liberation struggles against imperialism and colonialism. V. I. Lenin wrote that “in using the word ’people’ Marx did not thereby gloss over class distinctions, but united definite elements capable of bringing the revolution to completion” (ibid., vol. 11, p. 124).

Marxism-Leninism draws a distinction between the revolutionary people, who are ideologically and organizationally united and capable of leading the struggle to resolve actual problems of social progress, on the one hand, and those masses that, because of their position in society, have an interest in social transformations yet do not take part in the active political struggle, on the other. The major role in the political awakening and organization of the people is played by the people’s vanguard—the most advanced class—led by the party. “Serious politics can only be promoted by the masses; nonparty masses that do not follow the lead of a strong party are, however, disunited, ignorant masses, without staying power, prone to become a plaything in the hands of adroit politicians” (ibid., vol. 24, p. 66).

A concrete-historical approach to the people permits communist parties to pursue a flexible policy that takes into account changes in the position of various classes. It also allows them to attract along with the proletariat and peasantry other groups into the ranks of the popular movement—the petite bourgeoisie, intelligentsia, and, under certain conditions, various strata of other classes as well. Such an approach permits communist parties to form blocs with various social organizations, unions, and associations, including bourgeois parties. Communist parties thus can forge a broad popular front that unites all the advanced elements of the population capable of leading the struggle for peace, national independence, democracy, and socialism.

Reliance on the people and the study of its experience, needs, and aspirations are distinguishing features of Communist Party practice. As Lenin wrote, “We can administer only when we express correctly what the people are conscious of” (ibid., vol. 45, p. 112). The Communist Party is the collective leader of the people. It is a guiding force that by its organizational and educational work ensures the growing consciousness of the working masses and the concentration of their efforts upon the resolution of problems that have arisen in the course of history. The policies and activity of the Communist Party actively promote maximum involvement of the people in the making of history. The development of society readies the material and spiritual prerequisites for ever-increasing active participation of the people in both the destruction of the old order and the creation of a new social order. The creative activity of the people is the decisive factor in the building of socialism and communism.

In the realm of theory, a sound grasp of the concept of the people allows one to understand the laws governing the activity of the people in various socioeconomic formations and at various levels of each formation’s development. It also allows one to see the specific character of popular movements in these formations at different stages and in different countries. A correct understanding of the concept of people demonstrates the qualitatively new content of the concept in the period of proletarian revolution and socialist construction, as well as the role of the popular masses in the period of the building of communism.

(3) The term “the people” is also used to designate various ethnic communities, such as the tribe, nationality, or nation. Under conditions of developed socialist society in the USSR, a new historical community has evolved—the Soviet people.

A. P. BUTENKO

People

(dreams)Usually our dreams are filled with people. We dream about our families, our friends, our neighbors, and our classmates. We dream about strangers, colleges, famous people, teachers, and, at times, our supposed enemies. Each dream is very special and carries its own unique message. When interpreting a dream with people in it, consider all of the details and the feelings in the dream. If the person is known to you, think about your relationship with him or her and the issues that the dream has brought up. We learn about ourselves through others, and probably our most valuable possessions are our relationships. Some believe that the strangers in your dreams represent different parts of yourself and are extensions and projections of your own personality. Many people believe that their dreams can predict the future. When they have negative or frightening dreams, they become anxious about the future. Alternatively, when their dreams are a form of wish-fulfillment, the dreamers become very excited and are hopeful that the dream will come true. Most dreams are not prophetic but are psychological or spiritual in nature. Their primary function may be to help us live better in the present, rather than the future.

People


People

The aggregate of the individuals who comprise a state or a nation.

In a more restricted sense, as generally used in Constitutional Law, the entire body of those citizens of a state or a nation who are invested with political power for political purposes (the qualified voters).

people

n. the government in a criminal prosecution, as in People v. Capone. Such a case may also be captioned State v. Davis or in federal prosecutions, United States v. Miller.

PEOPLE. A state; as, the people of the state of New York; a nation in its collective and political capacity. 4 T. R. 783. See 6 Pet. S. C. Rep. 467.
2. The word people occurs in a policy of insurance. The insurer insures against "detainments of all kings, princes and people." He is not by this understood to insure against any promiscuous or lawless rabble which may be guilty of attacking or detaining a ship. 2 Marsh. Ins. 508. Vide Body politic; Nation.

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PEOPLE


AcronymDefinition
PEOPLEPhilosophies and Ethics of Politics, Law and Economics (Iowa)
PEOPLEPublic Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality (political unit of local chapters of the AFSCME union)
PEOPLEPortable Extension Office for Program Literature Exchange

people


  • all
  • noun
  • verb

Synonyms for people

noun persons

Synonyms

  • persons
  • humans
  • individuals
  • folk
  • men and women
  • human beings
  • humanity
  • mankind
  • mortals
  • the human race
  • Homo sapiens
  • PPL

noun the public

Synonyms

  • the public
  • the crowd
  • the masses
  • the general public
  • the mob
  • the herd
  • the grass roots
  • the rank and file
  • the multitude
  • the populace
  • the proletariat
  • the rabble
  • the plebs
  • the proles
  • the commonalty
  • (the) hoi polloi
  • PPL

noun nation

Synonyms

  • nation
  • public
  • community
  • subjects
  • population
  • residents
  • citizens
  • folk
  • inhabitants
  • electors
  • populace
  • tax payers
  • citizenry
  • (general) public
  • PPL

noun race

Synonyms

  • race
  • tribe
  • ethnic group
  • PPL

noun family

Synonyms

  • family
  • parents
  • relations
  • relatives
  • folk
  • folks
  • clan
  • kin
  • next of kin
  • kinsmen
  • nearest and dearest
  • kith and kin
  • your own flesh and blood
  • PPL

verb inhabit

Synonyms

  • inhabit
  • occupy
  • settle
  • populate
  • colonize

Synonyms for people

noun persons as an organized body

Synonyms

  • community
  • public
  • society

verb to live in (a place), as does a people

Synonyms

  • inhabit
  • occupy
  • populate

Synonyms for people

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

Related Words

  • individual
  • mortal
  • person
  • somebody
  • someone
  • soul
  • group
  • grouping
  • human beings
  • human race
  • humankind
  • humans
  • mankind
  • humanity
  • world
  • man
  • plural
  • plural form
  • peoples
  • age bracket
  • age group
  • cohort
  • ancients
  • baffled
  • blind
  • blood
  • brave
  • cautious
  • timid
  • business people
  • businesspeople
  • damned
  • dead
  • living
  • deaf
  • defeated
  • discomfited
  • disabled
  • handicapped
  • doomed
  • lost
  • enemy
  • episcopacy
  • episcopate
  • common people
  • folk
  • folks
  • free
  • free people
  • homebound
  • enlightened
  • initiate
  • uninitiate
  • developmentally challenged
  • mentally retarded
  • retarded
  • network army
  • nationality
  • peanut gallery
  • pocket
  • retreated
  • sick
  • tradespeople
  • maimed
  • wounded
  • migration
  • social class
  • socio-economic class
  • stratum
  • class
  • nation
  • country
  • land
  • poor
  • poor people
  • rich
  • rich people
  • populace
  • public
  • population
  • coevals
  • contemporaries
  • generation
  • lobby
  • clientele
  • patronage
  • business
  • rank and file
  • smart money
  • unconfessed
  • unemployed
  • unemployed people
  • womankind
  • chosen people

noun the body of citizens of a state or country

Synonyms

  • citizenry

Related Words

  • group
  • grouping
  • country people
  • countryfolk
  • Arcado-Cyprians
  • Achaean
  • Aeolian
  • Dorian
  • Ionian
  • electorate
  • governed
  • citizen

noun members of a family line

Related Words

  • kinfolk
  • kinsfolk
  • phratry
  • family line
  • sept
  • folk
  • family

noun the common people generally

Synonyms

  • hoi polloi
  • masses
  • the great unwashed
  • multitude
  • mass

Related Words

  • group
  • grouping
  • laity
  • temporalty
  • audience
  • followers
  • following

verb fill with people

Related Words

  • populate

verb furnish with people

Related Words

  • inhabit
  • live
  • populate
  • dwell
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