The concept of the people is politics. The people is a political concept different from the enemy. In the concept of people's sovereignty, people are the masters of socialist countries. People are collective nouns, which are composed of electors and elected persons. People come from citizen groups and participate in political activities. These people are divided into ruling class and non-ruling class.
Usage of the people
In China's ancient books, people generally refer to life, such as Guanzi Seven Laws: people's animals, birds and plants; It also refers to the common people, the common people, such as "Zhou Li Guan Ji Da Situ": the map of the birthplace of Zhang Jianbang and the number of its people. In ancient Greece, Rome, Plato, Aristotle, M.T. Cicero and others, the concept of people was also used, but it refers to slave owners and freemen, excluding slaves who make up the majority of the population.
after modern times, the concept of people has been widely used, but it is often mixed with the words of citizens and nationals, referring to all members of society. Of course, more like the people, their meaning has become very vague. In what sense, it depends on the needs of those who have the right to use it at that time.