human beings in general or considered collectively

the earthquake killed 30,000 people

people think I'm mad

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

the native peoples of Canada

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

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

an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans

a human being regarded as an individual

the porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

she is a person of astonishing energy

a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker (first person), the addressee (second person), or a third party (third person)

each of the three modes of being of God, namely the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost, who together constitute the Trinity