human beings in general
a group of persons considered collectively
business people
(used with a possessive adjective) the members of a family or kinship
(the people) the mass of a community
(the people) the citizens of a state who are qualified to vote
(treated as sing. or pl) a body of persons that are united by a common culture and that often constitute a politically organized group
of all people
used to show surprise
[Middle English peple via Anglo-French poeple from Latin populus]