people

people
peo|ple1 [ `pipl ] noun ***
▸ 1 plural of person
▸ 2 ordinary people
▸ 3 members of a nation
▸ 4 lawyers
▸ 5 for addressing people
▸ + PHRASES
1. ) the plural of person:
Thousands of people marched in protest.
The accident left three people dead and many injured.
young/old people
a group/crowd of people
People were running everywhere.
many/few/some people: Many people here would agree with you.
a ) plural used for referring to humans in general:
People tend to think that doctors know everything.
b ) plural men and women who work for the same organization, do the same type of work, or share the same interests:
military/religious/financial people
scientifically-minded people
c ) people like someone/like that SPOKEN used for comparing persons with the same qualities or in the same situation:
People like that really annoy me.
We need more people like her in politics.
2. ) the people plural ordinary people who are not members of the government or the upper classes:
On this issue, the government has failed to listen to the people.
a man/woman of the people: Many thought the governor was a man of the people (=a leader who cares about ordinary people).
3. ) count a group consisting of all the persons who belong to a nation, religion, or race:
the Japanese/Spanish/German people
They are a proud, dignified people.
Over thousands of years, peoples from central Asia came to settle here.
people of color: We need to discuss issues concerning people of color (=people whose skin is darker than the skin of white people).
4. ) the people LEGAL the lawyers representing the U.S. government or a U.S. state in a criminal case:
the case of the people versus the Jameson Financial Company
5. ) plural SPOKEN used when you are talking to the people in a room or group, especially when you want them to listen:
Okay, people. Let's not panic.
be all things to all people
to try to please everyone although they all want different things:
She should quit trying to be all things to all people.
someone's people
1. ) INFORMAL someone's parents or their family in general:
Her people came over from Scotland in the 19th century.
Have you met his people?
2. ) the people who believe in or are loyal to someone such as a religious leader or king:
He was not a good king and failed to protect his people.
3. ) the people who work for someone. This expression is also used in a humorous way by people who are not talking about a business situation:
I'll get my people to talk to your people and we'll see whether we can come to some agreement.
people
peo|ple 2 [ `pipl ] verb transitive
usually passive to be the people who exist in a place, situation, or period of time:
Hunters peopled these forests long ago.
a sparsely peopled area
be peopled with someone: Her childhood was peopled with strange aunts and uncles.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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