PEOPLE/(s)" can be both singular and plural if refers to the body of enfranchised or qualified citizens; nation ,class, ethnic group, persons under common ruler, kith and kin etc. However, COD defines 'a warlike people' as singular.(usually no plural) when the meaning is nation / a community. More @Wikipedia
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