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people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
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group,
grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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humanity,
humankind,
humans,
human beings,
human race,
man,
mankind,
world the quality of being humane
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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peoples the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group; "the indigenous peoples of Australia"
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age bracket,
age group,
cohort a group of people having approximately the same age
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ancients people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
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baffled people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"
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blind a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
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blood temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
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brave people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
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cautious,
timid people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
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businesspeople,
business people people who transact business (especially business executives)
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damned people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
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dead people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"
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living people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"
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deaf people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
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defeated,
discomfited people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
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disabled,
handicapped people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"
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doomed,
lost people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
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enemy any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
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episcopacy,
episcopate the collective body of bishops
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common 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"
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free,
free people people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
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homebound people who are confined to their homes
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enlightened,
initiate people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
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uninitiate people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"
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developmentally challenged,
mentally retarded,
retarded people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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pocket a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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retreated people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated"
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sick people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"
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tradespeople people engaged in trade
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maimed,
wounded people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"
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migration the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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class,
social class,
socio-economic class,
stratum elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
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country,
land,
nation the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
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poor,
poor people people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"
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rich,
rich people people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"
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populace,
public,
world people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
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population the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
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coevals,
contemporaries,
generation all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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lobby a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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business,
clientele,
patronage incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
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rank and file the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
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smart money people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election"
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unconfessed people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven"
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unemployed,
unemployed people people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance"
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womankind women as distinguished from men
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chosen people any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
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people - members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" |
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family,
family line,
folk,
kinfolk,
kinsfolk,
phratry,
sept primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
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people - fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes" |
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populate fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
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people - furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated" |
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dwell,
inhabit,
live,
populate originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
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