People vs Humane - What's the difference?
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; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
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*ca. 1607: XXII people was in this parrish drownd. (Plaque recording the )
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, title= (plural peoples ) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; community.
A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
*1611, (Old Testament), , 2 (w) 8:15:
*:And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people .[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Kjv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1]
*1952, (Old Testament), (Revised Standard Version) , Thomas Nelson & Sons, (w) 1:3:
*:The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand.
One's colleagues or employees.
*2001 , Vince Flynn, Transfer of Power , p.250:
*:Kennedy looked down at Flood's desk and thought about the possibilities. "Can you locate him?" "I already have my people checking on all [it]."
*2008 , Fern Michaels, Hokus Pokus? , p.184:
*:Can I have one of my people' get back to your ' people , Mr. President?" She tried to slam the phone back into the base and failed.
A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
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The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
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, title= To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
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To become populous or populated.
To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
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Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
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As a noun people
is ; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.As a verb people
is to stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.As an adjective humane is
having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.people
English
(wikipedia people)Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people . From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,
citation, passage=“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people' do send to other ' people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer.
Towards the end of poverty, passage=But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.}}
A punch in the gut, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about
Usage notes
When used to mean "persons" (meaning 1 below), "people" today takes a plural verb. However, in the past it could take a singular verb (see image).Synonyms
* (leod) * (persons belonging to a group) collective, community, congregation, folk, nation, clan, tribe, race, class, caste, club * (followers) fans, groupies, supporters * (ancestors or relatives) kin, kith, folks * (mass of a community) populace, commoners, citizenryDerived terms
* (the) beautiful people * man of the people * peeps * people person * people's army * people's democracy * people's republic * people's war * peoplehood * peoplelessSee also
* sheepleVerb
(peopl)The State of Innocence and the Fall of Man, Act II, Scene I:
- He would not be alone, who all things can; / But peopled Heav'n with Angels, Earth with Man.
Derived terms
* peoplerReferences
*humane
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.
- As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.
- many divine precepts to counterpoise our hearts, special antidotes both in scriptures and humane authors, which who so will observe, shall purchase much ease and quietness unto himself.