the people have spoken vs the people has spoken

The correct phrase is 'the people have spoken.' 'Have' is the correct verb form to use with 'people' because 'people' is a plural noun. 'Has' is used with singular nouns, so 'the people has spoken' is incorrect.

Last updated: April 08, 2024 • 2703 views

the people have spoken

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a group of individuals has expressed their opinions or made a decision.

Examples:

After the election results were announced, it was clear that the people have spoken.
In a democracy, it is important to listen when the people have spoken.
The people have spoken, and their message is loud and clear.
The people have spoken through their votes, and now it's time to act.
It's evident that the people have spoken, and their choice must be respected.

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Sorry, but the people have spoken.
The people have spoken, Mr. Mayor.
The people have spoken, my friend.
The people have spoken, and I have heard their call.
The people have spoken, and they want you, Brit.
I believe the people have spoken.
The people have spoken, and I have heard their call.
The people have spoken and we have to accept their verdict.
The people have spoken for the treaty you brought home!
The people have spoken, and you, Johnny "Drama" Chase, are on a hit TV show!
We the people have spoken.
The people have spoken.
The people have spoken.
The people have spoken.
VINCE: The people have spoken.
In that, they are making unfounded claims that the people have spoken against the Lisbon Treaty and that we do not want to listen to them.
It shows very clearly that no one can reintroduce a mini-Treaty on the sly now that the people have spoken.
Also the people have spoken and made the necessary changes that entitle them to live without the threat of war.
It is an especially great pleasure for me, as an Irish European, in a week when the people have spoken and told the leaders of the fifteen states of the Union that the time for enlargement has come.
It is far too simplistic to say, as Mr Farage and Mr Kirkhope did, that the people have spoken and they have spoken against the Constitution.

the people has spoken

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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the people has spoken
The Irish people has spoken on Nice and its decision will be respected.
The people have spoken, Mr. Mayor.
The people have spoken, my friend.
Sorry, but the people have spoken.
The people have spoken, my friend.
24 Have you not seen what this people has spoken? They say: 'The two families which the Lord had chosen have been rejected.' And so they have despised my people, as if they were no longer a nation in their sight.
The people have spoken, and they want you, Brit.
The people have spoken, and the message is clear.
The people have spoken, and I have heard their call.
The people have spoken, and I have heard their call.
The people have spoken, Dunphy.
The people have spoken and we have to accept their verdict.
The people have spoken on this issue and we must act - and act decisively.
It is said that at the Foro Boario a baby of six months, has spoken II People are afraid.
Not the people I've spoken with.
Mr President, Irish people have spoken.
Well, the people of Mexico have spoken.
Madame President, the people of Austria have spoken by electing Herr Haider to their Parliament.
I am genuinely pleased with the response to it by the people who have already spoken.
Ladies and gentlemen, the people of Ireland have spoken.

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