Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

    Volks-

    наро́дныйnaródnyj

    наро́днийnaródnyj

  2. (not comparable)In 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

  3. (derogatory, humorous, not comparable)Used to label a state as secretly authoritarian or totalitarian regardless of its government.

    the People's United States of America

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

  4. (not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, -'s.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Neither wine, nor opium, nor tobacco are necessary for people’s lives.

    Ні вино, ні опіум, ні тютюн непотрібні для життя людей. — Internecivus

    ruНи вино, ни опиум, ни табак не нужны для жизни людей. — LanguagesLover

  2. Antonio saves people’s lives for free.

  3. When as brothers we unite, we’ll defeat the people’s foe.

    deWenn wir brüderlich uns einen, schlagen wir des Volkes Feind. — Abeotat1948

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  4. My wife likes to stick her nose in other people’s business.

    ruМоя жена любит совать свой нос в чужие дела. — AqQoyriq

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Bernie75 · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Racism can be revealed through people’s actions as well as their attitudes.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, from, or controlled by the common people:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, from, or controlled by the common people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, from, or controlled by the common people:

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
people's — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto