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People denotes a group of Human s, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics (e.g. the people of Spain or the people of the Plains). The term ''people'' is often used in English as the Suppletive Plural of '' Person ''. However, the word ''persons'' is sometimes used in place of ''people'', especially when it would be ambiguous with its collective sense (e.g. '' Missing Person s'' instead of ''missing people''). The term ''people'' can collectively refer to all Human s or it can be used to identify the citizens of a Nation , or members of a Tribe , Ethnic , or Religious group. " People Of Color " is an archaic and potentially derogatory phrase used to describe people with Skin Color darker than that of White People . IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION The concept of Personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in Philosophy and Law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a Rational Agent (see, for example, John Locke 's ''Essay concerning Human Understanding'' II 27 and Immanuel Kant 's ''Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals''). Central issues of interest to people are the understanding of the Human Condition and the Meaning Of Life , and Survival . Religion , Philosophy , and Science do not show or represent modes and aspects of inquiry which attempt to investigate and understand the nature, behavior, and Purpose of people. Sociology , Economics , and Politics represent modes by which people investigate how to maximize a collective survival strategy. Islam recognizes the People Of The Book as members of Monotheistic faiths founded upon Revelation related to its own faith. By contrast, in Judaism , the Jew s are often said to be the Chosen People , a concept modified by the Christian doctrine of ''the Elect''. IN POLITICS '' by Eugène Delacroix ]] Various Republic s govern, or claim to govern, in the name of ''the people''. Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term '' Senatus Populusque Romanus '', (the Senate and People of Rome). This term was fixed to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperor s achieved a state of total personal Autarchy , they continued to wield their power in the name of the Senate and People of Rome. A People's Republic is typically a Marxist or Socialist One-party State that claims to govern on behalf of the people. Populism is another umbrella term for various political tendencies that claim to represent the people, usually with an implication that they serve the Common People instead of the Elite . IN LAW In '', rule 10. Four states — Massachusetts , Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Kentucky — refer to themselves as ''the Commonwealth '' in case captions and legal process.See Commonwealth (United States) Other states, such as Indiana , typically refer to themselves as ''the State'' in case captions and legal process. The political theory underlying this format is that criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the Sovereign ; thus, in these U.S. States , the "people" are judged to be the sovereign, even as in the United Kingdom and other dependencies of the British Crown , criminal prosecutions are typically brought in the name of the King or the Queen. "The people" identifies the entire body of the Citizen s of a jurisdiction invested with political power or gathered for political purposes.''Black's Law Dictionary'', 5th ed., "People". FOOTNOTES |
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