Definition of people

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  • people is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • people is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • people is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of people

  • the common people generally (noun)

    Examples

    1. power to the people

    Synonyms

    1. hoi polloi
    2. mass
    3. masses
    4. multitude
    5. the great unwashed
  • the body of citizens of a state or country (noun)

    Examples

    1. the Spanish people

    Synonyms

    1. citizenry
  • fill with people (verb)

    Examples

    1. Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes
  • furnish with people (verb)
  • members of a family line (noun)

    Examples

    1. his people have been farmers for generations
    2. are your people still alive?
  • (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun)

    Examples

    1. old people
    2. there were at least 200 people in the audience

See definition of people in Merriam Webster