people's
Belonging to everyone
People's is the possessive form of people, indicating something belonging to or associated with a group of persons.
It appears in names of institutions meant to serve the public: People's Republic, People's Court, people's history.
The phrase carries populist overtones, suggesting something belongs to ordinary citizens rather than elites.
State with elected leaders
- democracyRule by the people
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- votingFormally registering a choice
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
constitution · citizenship · rights · sovereignty · referendum · plebiscite · mandate · representation
Shared-living community
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
syndicate · guild · federation · union · alliance · association · confederation · league
Common people as political base
- movementChange in position
- activismDirect effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- massesBulk or populace
uprising · mobilization · rally · demonstration · march · solidarity · resistance · struggle
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
estate · patrimony · legacy · heritage · birthright · trust · commonwealth · commons
republic
State with elected leaders
parliament · constitution · citizenship · rights · sovereignty · referendum · plebiscite · mandate · representation · self-determination
commune
Shared-living community
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
communalism · syndicate · guild · federation · union · alliance · association · confederation · league · coalition
grassroots
Common people as political base
masses · uprising · mobilization · rally · demonstration · march · solidarity · resistance · struggle · power
ownership
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
heirloom · estate · patrimony · legacy · heritage · birthright · trust · commonwealth · commons · stewardship
people'sroyal
Of monarchs
imperial · elitist · aristocratic · bourgeois · capitalist
- some peopleAn unspecified group
- old peopleAged members of society
- those peopleSpecified distant individuals
- young peopleThose in early life
- famous peopleWidely recognized public figures
- of all peopleExpression noting ironic choice