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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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The mining company said it had strong relationships with Indigenous peoples in the Pilbara region and that it worked hand in hand with them to manage their cultural heritage "sustainably and responsibly".

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

It follows ancient trade routes Indigenous nations had been using for thousands of years, from the Osage Trace in Missouri to the paths of the Pueblo peoples in New Mexico and the Mojave in California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"The wheels of justice turn so slowly and that affects peoples lives and that's what we wanted to show."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Queen Elizabeth spoke of how Britain and the U.S. could be the driving force to spread democracy and freedom to peoples around the world in the post-Soviet era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Most Indigenous peoples of the Americas, unlike the people of Europe, Africa, and Asia, did not domesticate animals for a ready supply of hides and meat.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz