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People

Noun1.people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
human, 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 unit
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, mankind, world, man - all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
age bracket, age group, cohort - a group people having approximately the same age
ancients - 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; "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 - people 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"
common people, folk - people in general; "they're just country folk"; "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 homes
homeless - people who are homeless; "the homeless lived on the city streets"
enlightened, 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"
mentally retarded - people who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the mentally 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"
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"
maimed, 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)
class, social class, socio-economic class - people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
blood group, blood type - people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
a people, 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"
group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
governed - the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
3.people - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
laity, temporalty - everyone except the clergy
audience - 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
4.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"
Verb1.people - fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
2.people - make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
neighbor, neighbour - live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"
rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life
lodge in, reside, occupy - live (in a certain place)
overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
cohabit, shack up - room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
lodge - be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"
bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent - live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
room, board - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

 

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