26984 words

peoples

13 definitions • 27 examples
1
men, women, and children:

Examples:

Many people never do any exercise.
We've invited 30 people to our party.
2
used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are speaking to:

Examples:

People will think you've gone mad.
People like to be made to feel important.
Now that we've discussed our problems, are people happy with the decisions we've made?
3
men and women who are involved in a particular type of work:

Examples:

We'll have to get the people at the city council to look at these plans.
Most of her friends are media people.
4
the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society:

Examples:

She claims to be the voice of the people.
The president has lost the support of the people.
the people's Princess
5
the people someone is related to:

Examples:

Her people come from Scotland originally.
I prefer to live with my people.
His people have been in the fishing industry for generations.
Where do your people come from originally?
We married and I moved to live with her people.
6
all the men, women, and children who live in a particular country, or who have the same culture or language:

Examples:

The French are known as a food-loving people.
7
a society:

Examples:

Customs similar to this one are found among many peoples of the world.
8
men, women, and children generally; pl ofperson:

Examples:

There were a lot of people there.
Some people were hurt.
9
People can refer to a particular group mentioned:

Examples:

young/old people
poor/rich people
Those people look as if they’re lost.
10
When you say the people, you mean the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power:

Examples:

The president wanted to take his message directly to the people.
11
a culture or nation:

Examples:

It is a custom shared by many Native American peoples.
12
If a place is peopled by a particular type of people, they have moved there or live there:

Examples:

Honolulu is peopled by native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, white Americans, and others.
13
the people who work for a particular organization or person:

Examples:

Firms need to keep investing both in infrastructure and their people.
Your people can talk to my people about percentages.

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