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Constitution Glossary. people People is used as a noun Noun: Definition 1
SYLLABICATION: peo穚le PRONUNCIATION: NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. ...
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people
聽People is used as a noun Noun: Definition 1
SYLLABICATION:
peo路ple
PRONUNCIATION:
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. people
1. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers: People were dancing in the street. I met all sorts of people. 2. A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality. 3. Inflected forms: pl. peo路ples
A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture, language, or inherited condition of life. 4. Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group: city people. 5. 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). 6. The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate. Used with the. 7. Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer: The queen showed great compassion for her people. 8. Family, relatives, or ancestors. 9. Informal Animals or other beings distinct from humans: Rabbits and squirrels are the furry little people of the woods.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: peo路pled, peo路pling, peo路ples
To furnish with or as if with people; populate.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English peple, from Old French pueple, from Latin populus, of Etruscan origin.
OTHER FORMS:
peopler 聴NOUN
USAGE NOTE:
As a term meaning "a body of persons sharing a culture," people is a singular noun, as in As a people the Pueblo were noteworthy for their peacefulness. Its plural is peoples: the many and varied peoples of West Africa. But when used to mean "humans," people is plural and has no corresponding singular form. English is not unique in this respect; Spanish, Italian, Russian, and many other languages have a plural word meaning "people" that has no singular. Some grammarians have...
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