- 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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People - Twitter Search@besoliaza There are a lot of people to meet here on Twitter. I hope you enjoy it!.tomleblanc0124 (Thomas LeBlanc) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:07 -0000
@besoliaza There are a lot of people to meet here on Twitter. I hope you enjoy it!.
God damn, but I love you Ask!World people.gracie_musica (Gracelyn Musica) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:05 -0000
God damn, but I love you Ask!World people.
@jodiekearns There is no such thing as caterwauling. People should be blessed to hear that voice of yoursDelixe (Ashley Martin) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:04 -0000
@jodiekearns There is no such thing as caterwauling. People should be blessed to hear that voice of yours
I hate when people bail last minute & totally fuck my plans up. Do I bail when people need to get on guestlist, funny how that shit worksMichelle3eb (Michelle N.W.) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:04 -0000
I hate when people bail last minute & totally fuck my plans up. Do I bail when people need to get on guestlist, funny how that shit works
@SdotRogers9 i know right, you know people around here finna be tooo oc nowiamceo (Hillary Hutchins) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:04 -0000
@SdotRogers9 i know right, you know people around here finna be tooo oc now
Wrapping presents, as I have been for the past, like, 2 hours. Sadly only 4 people are done. 4 more to go. I hate wrapping.BeMags (Betsy Magee) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:17:04 -0000
Wrapping presents, as I have been for the past, like, 2 hours. Sadly only 4 people are done. 4 more to go. I hate wrapping.
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