Concept information
Preferred term
the people (political science)
Definition
- In common usage, the people can designate either (a) unspecifically, a group of persons, such as a nation, tribe, race, or other form of community, which may or may not be perceived to share a collective identity; or (b) politically, the total body of enfranchised or eligible citizens of a state. Either way, the people of a geographical region or country are not usually coextensive with its population, which includes, for instance, other ethnic groups or foreign residents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; People, The]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/the_people_(political_science)
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