"The people", "the people", "the masses" - there is a difference in the connotation of these three words. "The people", "the people", "the masses" - there is a difference in the connotation of these three words. "The people", "the people", "the masses" - there is a difference in the connotation of these three words. "The people", "the people", "the masses" - there is a difference in the connotation of these three words.