Collective nouns for people describe groups considered as a single unit rather than individuals. The table below lists various nouns for people along with the collective nouns used to refer to them.
| Noun | Collective Noun |
|---|---|
| actors | cast / company / troupe / ensemble |
| administrators | staff / team |
| advisers | panel |
| advocates | bar |
| ambassadors | corps |
| anarchists | collective |
| analysts | team |
| angels | host |
| applicants | pool |
| archaeologists | team |
| archers | squad |
| architects | firm / team |
| army officers | mess |
| artists | troupe / collective |
| artisans | guild |
| athletes | team / squad |
| attendees | crowd / audience |
| authors | circle |
| bakers | guild |
| bankers | board |
| barbers | guild |
| beauties | bevy |
| believers | congregation / fellowship |
| bishops | bench |
| bloggers | community |
| board members | board |
| bodyguards | detail |
| book club members | club |
| boxers | stable |
| brokers | floor |
| builders | crew / gang |
| candidates | slate |
| captains | cadre |
| carpenters | crew |
| cast members | cast |
| celebrities | galaxy |
| chairpersons | panel |
| chefs | brigade |
| cheerleaders | squad |
| children (school) | class |
| choir members | choir |
| clergy / clerics | clergy |
| clients | clientele |
| climbers | team / party / rope team |
| coaches | staff |
| comedians | lineup |
| commanders | staff |
| committee members | committee |
| commuters | crowd |
| company employees | staff |
| competitors | field |
| composers | school |
| consultants | team |
| consumers | market |
| convicts / prisoners | gang |
| cooks | kitchen / brigade |
| councillors | council |
| critics | panel |
| crowd-goers | throng / crowd |
| customers | clientele |
| dancers | group / troupe |
| debaters | team |
| delegates | delegation |
| dentists | practice |
| designers | studio / team |
| detectives | squad |
| directors | board |
| doctors | staff |
| donors | pool |
| drivers | fleet (company) / team |
| editors | board |
| electors | electorate |
| employees | staff |
| engineers | team |
| entertainers | troupe |
| experts | panel |
| faculty | faculty |
| fans | fanbase / crowd |
| farmers | co-op |
| firefighters | company / crew |
| film stars | galaxy |
| fishermen (on one boat) | crew |
| friends | party |
| gamers | party |
| gangsters | mob |
| girls | bevy |
| graduates | class / cohort |
| guards | detail |
| guests | party |
| guides | party |
| hikers | party |
| historians | school |
| investors | syndicate |
| journalists | press / gaggle / pool |
| judges | bench |
| jurors | jury |
| kings / monarchs (lineage) | dynasty / line |
| laborers | gang |
| lawyers | bar |
| leaders | cadre |
| legislators | legislature |
| listeners | audience |
| magistrates | bench |
| managers | team |
| marines | corps |
| mathematicians | school |
| mechanics | crew |
| medics | unit |
| members | membership |
| merchants | guild |
| ministers (religious) | clergy |
| models | lineup |
| monks | order |
| musicians | band / orchestra / ensemble |
| neighbors | neighborhood |
| nurses | staff |
| officers (police/military) | corps |
| officials (sport) | crew |
| parents | parent body |
| performers | troupe |
| photographers | pool |
| physicians | staff |
| physicists | team |
| pilots | squadron |
| players (sports) | team / squad |
| poets | school |
| police officers | patrol / posse / force |
| politicians | caucus |
| professors | faculty |
| programmers | team |
| prosecutors | office |
| protesters | crowd |
| pupils | class |
| referees | crew |
| reporters | press / pool |
| researchers | team |
| residents | community |
| rioters | mob |
| robbers | gang / band |
| sailors | crew |
| salespeople | team / force |
| scholars | school |
| scientists | team |
| scouts (youth org.) | troop |
| screenwriters | writers’ room |
| shareholders | body |
| singers | choir / chorus / group |
| soldiers | army / company / regiment / platoon / squad |
| spectators | crowd |
| staff members | staff |
| students | class / cohort |
| subscribers | base |
| supporters | army / base |
| surgeons | team |
| teachers | staff / faculty |
| teenagers | crowd |
| thieves | gang / pack |
| tourists | party |
| trainees | cohort |
| travelers | caravan / party |
| voters | electorate |
| waiters | staff |
| workers | workforce |
| worshippers | congregation |
| writers | staff / circle |
