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For other uses of this term, see (disambiguation).

A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society. In common usage, the term people may be synonymous with human, or otherwise may carry an exclusive meaning. In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (example: "the English-speaking peoples of the world").

The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals).

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Speaking of which, people don't say 'lest' enough
BigDago (BPGallucci) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:40 -0000
Speaking of which, people don't say 'lest' enough
Being a 'celebrity' means being famous and having fans. Or people liking you, that too.
ashl3yxoxo (Ashley) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:40 -0000
Being a 'celebrity' means being famous and having fans. Or people liking you, that too.
E.g. Survey polling 1000 people, only 100 reply, and of those 80 people don't like fish, it says: 80% don't like fish - what about the rest?
paniq (paniq/Leonard Ritter) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:40 -0000
E.g. Survey polling 1000 people, only 100 reply, and of those 80 people don't like fish, it says: 80% don't like fish - what about the rest?
the people who claim their virtual trade show in exactly like a real tradeshow have never been to a real one.
Punterjoe (Joe inMA) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:37 -0000
the people who claim their virtual trade show in exactly like a real tradeshow have never been to a real one.
RT @Orrin_Woodward Many times leaders are throwing people life jackets instead of letting God teach them to swim.
awillems9 (Andrew Willems) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:37 -0000
RT @Orrin_Woodward Many times leaders are throwing people life jackets instead of letting God teach them to swim.
I must get going.... Had people looking at mum's old place/house today. Going up to see her soon.
Britt_W (Britt Warg) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:36 -0000
I must get going.... Had people looking at mum's old place/house today. Going up to see her soon.

 
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