Alien vs. People — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Alien and People
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Alien
Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign
Alien residents.
People
A people is a plurality of persons considered as a whole, as is the case with an ethnic group, nation or the public of a polity.
Alien
Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange.
People
Human beings in general or considered collectively
The earthquake killed 30,000 people
People think I'm mad
Alien
Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature
Emotions alien to her temperament.
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People
The members of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group
The native peoples of Canada
Alien
An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. Also called noncitizen.
People
The supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority
I've had my people watching the house for some time now
Alien
A person from another and very different family, people, or place.
People
(of a group of people) inhabit (a place)
An arid mountain region peopled by warring clans
Alien
A person who is not included in a group; an outsider.
People
Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, alone and in compounds
People were dancing in the street. I met all sorts of people. This book is not intended for laypeople.
Alien
A creature from outer space
Science fiction about an invasion of aliens.
People
The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the
"those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes" (Thomas Jefferson).
Alien
(Ecology) An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native.
People
A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.
Alien
To transfer (property) to another; alienate.
People
The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate. Used with the.
Alien
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
People
Pl. peo·ples A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture, or language
The peoples of central Asia.
Alien
A person in a country not their own.
People
Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group
City people.
Farming people.
Alien
Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
People
Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer
The manager would like to introduce you to our people in the regional office.
Alien
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
People
A person's family, relatives, or ancestors
Where are your people from?.
Alien
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
Alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores
People
(Informal) Animals or other beings distinct from humans
Rabbits and squirrels are the furry little people of the woods.
Alien
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
Principles alien to our religion
People
To settle or inhabit with people; populate.
Alien
Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
People
To be present in or on (a place)
"The stores ... are peopled by serious shoppers" (Perri Klass).
Alien
(transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
People
Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
There were so many people at the restaurant last night.
Alien
(law) To transfer the ownership of something.
People
(countable) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
Alien
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores.
People
A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
Alien
Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; - followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion.
An alien sound of melancholy.
People
One's colleagues or employees.
Alien
A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage.
People
A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
Alien
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies.
Aliens from the common wealth of Israel.
People
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
Alien
To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.
The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage.
People
Plural of person.
Alien
A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
People
(transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
Alien
Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
People
(intransitive) To become populous or populated.
Alien
A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
People
(transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
Alien
Transfer property or ownership;
The will aliened the property to the heirs
People
To interact with people; to socialize.
Alien
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
People
The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.
Unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
The ants are a people not strong.
Before many peoples, and nations, and tongues.
Earth's monarchs are her peoples.
A government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people.
Alien
Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something;
An economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
Jealousy is foreign to her nature
People
Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; - sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity.
People were tempted to lend by great premiums.
People have lived twenty-four days upon nothing but water.
Alien
Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world;
Alien customs
Exotic plants in a greenhouse
Exotic cuisine
People
The mass of community as distinguished from a special class; the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; as, nobles and people.
And strive to gain his pardon from the people.
People
One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English.
People
To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
As the gay motes that people the sunbeams.
People
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively;
Old people
There were at least 200 people in the audience
People
The body of citizens of a state or country;
The Spanish people
People
The common people generally;
Separate the warriors from the mass
Power to the people
People
Members of a family line;
His people have been farmers for generations
Are your people still alive?
People
Fill with people or supply with inhabitants;
People a room
The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country
People
Make one's home or live in;
She resides officially in Iceland
I live in a 200-year old house
These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted
The plains are sparsely populated
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