forbidden words: people-centered
people-centered
people n. pl. 1 Will people ever live 200 years?: human beings, humans, mortals, men and women, individuals, human kind, homo sapiens, mankind, humanity. 2 The people of the city want better schools. My people came from Ireland: citizens, citizenry, inhabitants, population, populace; family, ancestors, relatives, kin, kinfolks, Informal folks. 3 A politician must appeal to the people: the public, the common people, the little people, the rank and file, the masses, the multitude, the millions, the man in the street, John Q. Public; commoners, the common run; the lower classes, the lower orders, the working class, the working man, the mob, the rabble, the herd, the crowd, the great unwashed, the hoi polloi.
Ant 3 nobility, aristocracy, gentry, upper classes, blue blood, silk stockings.
Word origin: People comes from Latin pǒpulus, people. (Latin pǒpulus — pronounced with a long o — means “poplar.”)
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
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-centered suffix [after noun] : giving the most attention to a particular type of person:
people-centred management policies
a user-centred approach to web design
from — -centred. (2025).
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people-centered
People-centred or ‘patient-centred’ means involving people and being receptive and responsive to their needs and values. It includes both individuals and population groups receiving services. People- and family-centred health care is arguably the most important of the dimensions of quality, because it is likely that a health care system that is people-centred will also perform well against the other dimensions (Robb and Seddon 2006).
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Insider, L. (2025, July 6). People-centred definition | Law Insider. Law Insider.
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“People-centered” means an approach or philosophy that places the needs, values, experiences, and perspectives of individuals and communities at the core of decision-making, design, or service delivery. This principle emphasizes empathy, shared power, and active involvement of people as partners in finding solutions or shaping processes, moving away from one-size-fits-all models to create more effective, personalized, and respectful outcomes.
Key aspects of being people-centered:
- Focus on the individual’s needs and perspectives:
It involves truly understanding the specific people you are working with, recognizing their unique viewpoints and what truly matters to them.
- Partnership and shared power:
Individuals are not passive recipients but active partners in decision-making, co-creating solutions with professionals or leaders.
- Empathy and compassion:
A core element is being empathetic and understanding of people’s lived experiences and circumstances.
- Respect for values and diversity:
It acknowledges and respects people’s diverse values, lifestyles, cultural beliefs, and social connections.
- Empowerment and self-reliance:
The goal is to empower individuals and communities, fostering their ability to make informed choices and achieve their aspirations.
- Tailored solutions:
Rather than applying generic solutions, a people-centered approach creates personalized and context-specific responses that address actual needs.
- Building trust:
This approach requires building trust through consistent engagement, honoring feedback, and acting on what people say, which can take time.
Examples across different fields:
- Person-Centered Care in Health:
Healthcare professionals collaborate with patients to plan and monitor care that aligns with their personal needs and preferences.
- People-Centered Design in Product Development:
Designers deeply understand the needs and capabilities of specific user groups to co-create effective products and solutions.
- People-Centric Leadership:
Leaders invest in their employees’ well-being and professional success, understanding individual needs and providing tailored support for optimal performance.
- People-Centered Development in International Aid:
Development projects are designed with communities as equal partners, focusing on their self-reliance and ensuring solutions meet their real needs and aspirations.
from — Google Search. (n.d.-c).
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example sentences: people-centered care
People-centered development is an approach to international development that focuses on improving local communities’ self-reliance, social justice, and participatory decision-making. It recognizes that economic growth does not inherently contribute to human development[1][2] and calls for changes in social, political, and environmental values and practices.
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 12). People-centered development. Wikipedia.
Sustainability is an inherent component and explicit goal of people-centered development. People-centered development calls for the establishment of self-supporting social and economic systems, key elements of a sustainable society.[5] In addition to its commitment to people-centered development, the DAC High-Level Meeting in May 1996 made sustainability a concrete development goal, requiring the implementation of national sustainability initiatives by 2005 in order to reverse deforestation, water pollution, and other trends of environmental degradation.
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 12). People-centered development. Wikipedia.
David Korten claims that people-centered development is the only way to develop sustainable communities. He criticized the common development practice of increased economic output through natural resource depletion. Korten also advocates sustainability in the financing of development projects and the relationships of external assistance. He calls on external development partners to support objectives chosen by the people, building communities’ capacity to manage resources and meet local needs independently.
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 12). People-centered development. Wikipedia.
True democratic processes can only be achieved when men and women are represented equally. People-centered development necessitates equality in the roles of men and women, a systemic problem in many developing nations. The OECD noted several reasons why women are essential to sustainable, people-centered development:
- the rate of return on female education investment could be higher than that of any other investment,
- the problems brought by poverty affect women more than other groups,
- as managers of natural resources, women are key contributors to sustainability
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 12). People-centered development. Wikipedia.
September 1st, 2025
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Yes , All of the info you sighted is true. I wish as Humans we could try harder to do the job as perfect as you have sighted. If we could then life would evolve to longer life and a whole bunch of other great things . Maybe world peace , world Hunger and a score of other much needed things.
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As has been said: “We / live in a society” / made up of people
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