People vs. Citizen — What's the Difference?

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.

A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized

Human beings in general or considered collectively

A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.

The members of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group

A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.

The supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority

A civilian.

(of a group of people) inhabit (a place)

A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place

Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, alone and in compounds

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.

The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the

A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate. Used with the.

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or later of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

Pl. peo·ples A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture, or language

A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.

Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group

(obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.

Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer

A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; dated a term of address among socialists and communists.

A person's family, relatives, or ancestors

(computing) An object.

(Informal) Animals or other beings distinct from humans

One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises.

To settle or inhabit with people; populate.

An inhabitant of a city; a townsman.

To be present in or on (a place)

A person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it.

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country.

(countable) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.

A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious.

One's colleagues or employees.

A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

Plural of person.

(transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

(intransitive) To become populous or populated.

(transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

To interact with people; to socialize.

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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.

The mass of community as distinguished from a special class; the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; as, nobles and people.

One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English.

To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively;

The body of citizens of a state or country;

The common people generally;

Members of a family line;

Fill with people or supply with inhabitants;

Make one's home or live in;