Showing Results for "peoples"

peoples

NOUN

human beings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community crowd family folk nation population public society

STRONG

bodies bourgeois cats citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat rabble race riffraff tribe

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rank and file

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

Example Sentences

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Canada seemed to give more ground to Native tribes when it endorsed, as a nonbinding “aspirational” document, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or Undrip, in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

She left Teen Vogue in 2018, and the publication’s second Black woman editor, Lindsay Peoples, took over until 2021.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

More than 100 cities around the country have opted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day over Columbus Day.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

The UN's Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention sets out obligations for governments to protect the rights.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

“I don’t know, Zola. Peoples find ways, they find things, interests, you will find ...” I am all tangled up with the words.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech