citizenry
noun
cit·i·zen·ry
ˈsi-tə-zən-rē 
also -sən-
plural citizenries
: a whole body of citizens
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Other élites fiercely resisted the populist surge but refused to make meaningful concessions to address the citizenry’s core grievances.
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Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Digital transformation and reskilling are challenges during the best of times, but Ukraine’s wartime achievements with technology deployment for its citizenry are a unique success story.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s a version of Neighbors that plausibly could get into the connection between micro ideology and macro ideology, how your behavior toward the people in your backyard mirrors your approach to global citizenry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Digital transformation and reskilling are challenges during the best of times, but Ukraine’s wartime achievements with technology deployment for its citizenry are a unique success story.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s a version of Neighbors that plausibly could get into the connection between micro ideology and macro ideology, how your behavior toward the people in your backyard mirrors your approach to global citizenry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for citizenry
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenry. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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