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noun

/ˈpip(ə)l/

singular	people
plural	peoples

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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.
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1. a.
  [plural] used for referring to humans in general
  People tend to think that doctors know everything.
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2. 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
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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).
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3
[countable] 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).
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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
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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.
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phrases

someone's people
1. 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?
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2. 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.
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3. 3
  the people who work for someone
  I'll get my people to talk to your people and we'll see whether we can come to some agreement.
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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.
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