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people

Also known as volk, folk, folks, peoples

The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation.

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"The people" refers to the general public or common population within a political system, and this concept is central to human rights law, international law, and constitutional law—especially in discussions of popular sovereignty and the idea that power should come from the governed. "A people" can also mean any group of persons considered as a whole, and in politics and law it often describes the collective identity of an ethnic group or nation.

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