英和和英

形容詞

people's (not comparable)

1. Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.
   • 2011, Andrew [David] Morton, “Foreword”, in Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words, electronic edition, London: Michael O'Mara Books, →ISBN:

     She [Diana, Princess of Wales] was of the people and for the people, and the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, captured that sentiment when he described her as 'the people's princess'.

2. In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.

   the People's Liberation Army

   • 1958, John Gunther, Inside Russia Today, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →OCLC:

     She was elevated to the rank of People's Artist in 1940.

3. (derogatory, humorous) Used to label a state as secretly authoritarian or totalitarian regardless of its government.

   People's United States of America

   People's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   People's Republic of France

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people,‎ -'s.