Persons as an organized body

• society

  1. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
  2. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
  3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:

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  1. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
  2. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
  3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:

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• public

  1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
  2. Maintained for or used by the people or community:
  3. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:

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  1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
  2. Maintained for or used by the people or community:
  3. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:

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• community

  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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To live in (a place), as does a people

• populate

  1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization.
  2. To live in; inhabit:
  3. To fill (an empty field or array) with data.

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  1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization.
  2. To live in; inhabit:
  3. To fill (an empty field or array) with data.

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• occupy

  1. To fill up (time or space):
  2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
  3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

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  1. To fill up (time or space):
  2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
  3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

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• inhabit

  1. To live or reside in:
  2. To be present in; fill:
  3. To dwell.

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  1. To live or reside in:
  2. To be present in; fill:
  3. To dwell.

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Humankind

• the human race

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• mankind

  1. The human race; humankind.
  2. Men as opposed to women.

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  1. The human race; humankind.
  2. Men as opposed to women.

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• humanity

  1. Humans considered as a group; the human race.
  2. The condition or quality of being human.
  3. The quality of being humane; benevolence.

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  1. Humans considered as a group; the human race.
  2. The condition or quality of being human.
  3. The quality of being humane; benevolence.

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A body of persons having racial or social ties

• community

  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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• tribe

  1. A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.
  2. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan.
  3. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.

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  1. A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.
  2. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan.
  3. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.

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• nationality

  1. The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
  2. A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
  3. Existence as a politically autonomous entity; national independence.

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  1. The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
  2. A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
  3. Existence as a politically autonomous entity; national independence.

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The humbler portions of society

• Jane Q. Public

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• john-q-public

  1. Used as a name to designate a typical member of the general public.

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  1. Used as a name to designate a typical member of the general public.

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• the great unwashed

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• the many

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• the horde

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• the herd

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• tag and bobtail; the mob

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• riffraff; rag

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• los de abajo (Spanish)

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• bourgeoisie (French)

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• hoi polloi (greek)

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• commonalty

  1. The common people as opposed to the upper classes.
  2. An incorporated body; a corporation.
  3. An entire group:

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  1. The common people as opposed to the upper classes.
  2. An incorporated body; a corporation.
  3. An entire group:

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• commons

  1. the common people; commonalty
  2. the body politic that is made up of commoners

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  1. the common people; commonalty
  2. the body politic that is made up of commoners

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• the man in the street

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• the public

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• underdogs

  1. plural form of underdog

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  1. plural form of underdog

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• the underprivileged

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• rank-and-file

  1. The enlisted troops, excluding noncommissioned officers, in an army.
  2. The people who form the major portion of a group, organization, or society, excluding the leaders and officers.

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  1. The enlisted troops, excluding noncommissioned officers, in an army.
  2. The people who form the major portion of a group, organization, or society, excluding the leaders and officers.

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• common herd

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• common people

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• submerged tenth

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• crowd

  1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
  2. The common people; the populace.
  3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:

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  1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
  2. The common people; the populace.
  3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:

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• democracy

  1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
  2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
  3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.

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  1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
  2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
  3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.

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• the majority

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• the multitude

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• plebeians

  1. plural form of plebeian

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  1. plural form of plebeian

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• masses

  1. plural form of mass
  2. (plural only, generically) People, especially a large number of people
  3. (plural only) The total population.

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  1. plural form of mass
  2. (plural only, generically) People, especially a large number of people
  3. (plural only) The total population.

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• rabble

  1. A tumultuous crowd; a mob.
  2. The lowest or unrefined class of people. Often used with the.
  3. A group of persons regarded with contempt:

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  1. A tumultuous crowd; a mob.
  2. The lowest or unrefined class of people. Often used with the.
  3. A group of persons regarded with contempt:

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• proletariat

  1. The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.
  2. The poorest class of working people.
  3. The propertyless class of ancient Rome, constituting the lowest class of citizens.

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  1. The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.
  2. The poorest class of working people.
  3. The propertyless class of ancient Rome, constituting the lowest class of citizens.

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• folk

  1. The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture:
  2. A nation; a people.
  3. People in general:

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  1. The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture:
  2. A nation; a people.
  3. People in general:

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• mass

  1. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
  2. A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity:
  3. A large but nonspecific amount or number:

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  1. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
  2. A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity:
  3. A large but nonspecific amount or number:

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Family

• siblings

  1. plural form of sibling

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  1. plural form of sibling

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• kinsmen

  1. An all Canadian Charitable service organization See: Kin
  2. plural form of kinsman

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  1. An all Canadian Charitable service organization See: Kin
  2. plural form of kinsman

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• close relatives

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Society in general

• the public

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• anybody

  1. Any person; anyone.
  2. A person of consequence:

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  1. Any person; anyone.
  2. A person of consequence:

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• they

  1. Used to refer to the ones previously mentioned or implied.
  2. Used to refer to the one previously mentioned or implied, especially as a substitute for generic he :
  3. Used to refer to people in general.

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  1. Used to refer to the ones previously mentioned or implied.
  2. Used to refer to the one previously mentioned or implied, especially as a substitute for generic he :
  3. Used to refer to people in general.

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