definition of
people

[1] #1 people n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience". wn

[2] #2 people n. [citizenry] the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people". wn

[3] #3 people n. members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?". wn

[4] #4 people v. fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes". wn

[5] #5 people n. [multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed] the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people". wn