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PEOPLE n. 7 definitions
f individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation. Unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Gen. xlix. 10. The ants are a people not strong. Prov. xxx. 25. Before many peoples, and nations, and tongues. Rev. x. 11. Earth's monarchs are her peoples. Whitter . A government of all the people, by all the people, f…
PEOPLE'S BANK n.
A form of coöperative bank, such as those of Germany; -- a term loosely used for various forms of coöperative financial institutions.
PEOPLE'S PARTY n.
A party formed in 1891, advocating in an increase of the currency, public ownership and operation of railroads, telegraphs, etc., an income tax, limitation in ownership of land, etc.
PEOPLED a.
Stocked with, or as with, people; inhabited. "The peopled air." Gray.
PEOPLELESS a.
Destitute of people. Poe.
PEOPLER n.
A settler; an inhabitant. "Peoplers of the peaceful glen." J. S. Blackie.
DEPEOPLE v.
To depopulate. [Obs.]
DISPEOPLE v.
To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More. A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. Milton.
DISPEOPLER n.
One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator. Gay.
EMPEOPLE v.
To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people. [Obs.] We now know 't is very well empeopled. Sir T. Browne.
IMPEOPLE v.
To people; to give a population to. [Obs.] Thou hast helped to impeople hell. Beaumont.
OVERPEOPLE v.
To people too densely.
REPEOPLE v.
To people anew.
TOWNSPEOPLE n.
The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk.
TRADESPEOPLE n.
People engaged in trade; shopkeepers.
UNDERPEOPLED a.
Not fully peopled.
UNPEOPLE v.
To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.
ABBOT n.
One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa. -- Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in mediæval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. Encyc. Brit.…
ACCLAMATION n.
A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. Elmes.
ACEPHALI n.
A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.
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