people's

/ˈpiːpəlz/

adjective

Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

“the People's Liberation Army”

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Meanings

adjectivepeople's (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConsidered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

    She [Diana, Princess of Wales] was of the people and for the people, and the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, captured that sentiment when he described her as 'the people's princess'.

    2011, Andrew [David] Morton, “Foreword”, in Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words, electronic edition, London: Michael O'Mara Books, →ISBN
  2. not comparableIn certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.

    the People's Liberation Army

    1 more example

    She was elevated to the rank of People's Artist in 1940.

    1958, John Gunther, Inside Russia Today, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →OCLC
  3. derogatoryhumorousnot comparableUsed to label a state as secretly authoritarian or totalitarian regardless of its government.

    the People's Republic of France

    2 more examples

    the People's United States of America

    the People's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  4. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, -'s.

Translations

Arabic شَعْبِيّ
  • شَعْبِيّ (šaʕbiyy)of, from, or controlled by the common people
Bulgarian наро́ден
  • наро́ден (naróden)of, from, or controlled by the common people
Czech lidový, národní
  • lidovýof, from, or controlled by the common people
  • národníof, from, or controlled by the common people
Dutch volks-
  • volks-of, from, or controlled by the common people
Finnish kansan
  • kansanof, from, or controlled by the common people
French populaire
  • populaireof, from, or controlled by the common people
German Volks-
  • Volks-of, from, or controlled by the common people
Hungarian nép-, népi
  • nép-of, from, or controlled by the common people
  • népiof, from, or controlled by the common people
Italian popolare
  • popolareof, from, or controlled by the common people
Lithuanian liaudies
  • liaudiesof, from, or controlled by the common people
Polish ludowy, narodowy
  • ludowyof, from, or controlled by the common people
  • narodowyof, from, or controlled by the common people
Russian наро́дный
  • наро́дный (naródnyj)of, from, or controlled by the common people
Slovak ľudový, národný
  • ľudovýof, from, or controlled by the common people
  • národnýof, from, or controlled by the common people
Spanish popular
  • popularof, from, or controlled by the common people
Ukrainian наро́дний
  • наро́дний (naródnyj)of, from, or controlled by the common people
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APA

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Chicago

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