{
    "term": "people",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "human beings; men, women and children",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At least ten people were killed in the crash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were a lot of people at the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many **young people** are out of work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**older people**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are just **ordinary people**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Millions of **working people **are struggling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to involve **local people** in the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "poor/rich people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**people of faith** *(= people who are religious)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many innocent people were killed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a line of limousines carrying very important people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "access for disabled people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Working-class people in general get a bad deal from the legal system."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"],
                "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "humans in general; everyone",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We want to change the way people think."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People want fresh, local food."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wanted to help people fulfil their potential."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tends to annoy people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We encourage people to contact us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He doesn't care what people think of him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the past, people were told to change their eating habits and they went on a diet."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"],
                "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "all the people who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, ethnic group, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the American/French people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "black/white people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the indigenous peoples of Mexico"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We should strive for peace among the peoples of the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organization campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The caribou have traditionally been hunted by indigenous peoples in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book contains translations of folk poetry of the Slav peoples."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He researched the customs of the primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the culture of the Basque people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was elected to represent the people of Bristol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the native peoples of Siberia"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["local", "country", "indigenous"],
                "verb + people": ["represent", "bring together", "unite"],
                "phrases": ["the peoples of the world"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a meeting with business people and bankers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These garments are intended for professional sports people."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"],
                "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the ordinary citizens of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the life of the common people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"],
                "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the men, women and children that a person leads",
            "sensetop": "somebody's people",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The king urged his people to prepare for war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the story of the Zulu leader who died while attempting to free his people"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "the men and women who work for you or support you",
            "sensetop": "somebody's people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've had my people watching the house for a few days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our people are all highly trained and motivated."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "guests or friends",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm having people to dinner this evening."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's spending the holidays with her people."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to please everyone by changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be understood or used in different ways by different people",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is not only a statesman, but also a man of the people."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when you say of all people, you are emphasizing that somebody is the person you would most or least expect to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She of all people should know the answer to that."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpiːpl/",
                "audio": "pe/people/people__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpiːpl/",
                "audio": "pe/people/people__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’."
}