The People may refer to:
Legal jargon
* The People, term used to refer to the
people
The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, 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. I ...
in general, in legal documents
* "
We the People
The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. Courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of ...
of the United States", from the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution
* In philosophy, economics, and political science, the term "the people" may be invoked when discussing the
common good
In philosophy, Common good (economics), economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, common weal, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, o ...
Music
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People!, a rock band active mainly in the 1960s
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''The People'' (EP), an EP by The Music
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"The People" (song), a single from rapper Common's 2007 album ''Finding Forever''
Popular culture
* ''The People'', series of fantasy novelettes and short stories by Zenna Henderson, collected in ''
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories''
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''The People'' (film), a 1972 television film starring William Shatner, based on the "Pottage" story by Zenna Henderson
* ''The People'', an unfinished novel by
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish ...
* The People, a collective name of all subterranean fairy cultures in the ''
Artemis Fowl
''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, the eight-book ''Artemis Fowl'', follows elf Lower Elements Police Reconnai ...
'' book series
* The People, an Indian Malayalam-language film series by Jayaraj, consisting of
** ''
4 the People
''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. The film stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, and Padma ...
'' (2004)
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''By the People'' (2005 film)
** ''
Of the People
''Of the People'' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante film directed and produced by Jayaraj. It is a sequel to ''4 the People
''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and ...
'' (2008)
Publications
* ''The People'', a newspaper, now known as the ''
Sunday People
The ''Sunday People'' is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper. It was founded as ''The People'' on 16 October 1881.
At one point owned by Odhams Press, The ''People'' was acquired along with Odhams by the Mirror Group in 1961, along with the '' ...
'', a British "red-top" Sunday-only newspaper, owned by Reach plc
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''The People'' (1891), the official English-language organ of the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1891 to 2008
* ''The People'', a daily newspaper in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
* ''The People'', or ''
an-Nas
Al-Nas or Mankind () is the 114th and last chapter ('' sūrah'') of the Qur'an. It is a short six- verse invocation.
The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" (''al-nas''), which recurs throughout the chapter. This and t ...
'', a sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
* The ''
People's Daily
The ''People's Daily'' ( zh, s=人民日报, p=Rénmín Rìbào) is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP in multiple lan ...
'', the biggest newspaper group in China
See also
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People (disambiguation)
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The Crown
The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive ...
is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms. In the United States the form "the People" is often used instead.
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