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people plural noun
/ˈpiː.pl ̩/ n Definition
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men, women and childrenMany people never take any exercise.
We've invited thirty people to our party.
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used to refer to persons in general or everyone, or informally to the group of people that you are speaking toPeople 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 taken?
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men and women who are involved in a particular type of workWe'll have to get the people from the tax office to look at these accounts.
Most of her friends are media people.
the people
the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society
She claims to be the voice of the people.
The President has lost the support of the people.
the people's Princess
sb's people
informal the people someone is related to
Her people come from Scotland originally.
(Definition of people plural noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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