Definition of "People" :

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

"Old people."

noun: members of a family line

"His people have been farmers for generations."

noun: the body of citizens of a state or country

"The Spanish people."

noun: the common people generally

"Power to the people."

verb: fill with people

"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes."

verb: furnish with people