1
as in national
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right
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as in villager
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes
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Recent Examples of citizen
Doing so may help turn the tide of public opinion and, most importantly, deepen students’ understanding of and empathy for their fellow citizens.
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Shannon Watkins, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Under the new law, descendants of Canadians are already considered citizens but must provide proof to obtain a certificate of citizenship.
—Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Epstein went so far as to help Antonova, a Russian citizen, secure a visa, put her up in his New York apartments, fund her coding classes, and send her wire transfers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
An actor, Marcelo Subiotto, and a group of citizens are secretly brought together to form a parallel jury deliberating alongside the official jury in a real criminal case.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Shannon Watkins, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Under the new law, descendants of Canadians are already considered citizens but must provide proof to obtain a certificate of citizenship.
—Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Epstein went so far as to help Antonova, a Russian citizen, secure a visa, put her up in his New York apartments, fund her coding classes, and send her wire transfers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
An actor, Marcelo Subiotto, and a group of citizens are secretly brought together to form a parallel jury deliberating alongside the official jury in a real criminal case.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizen
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Four crew members, including the captain, are from Montenegro, officials said, while Croatia’s foreign ministry confirmed two Croatian nationals are also aboard.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Scozzola echoed residents’ concerns that real estate was being bought up by foreign nationals, corporations and hedgefund companies, driving up prices while keeping the actual properties vacant.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Benue has been a hot spot for armed violence in Nigeria's northern region where armed gangs often target remote villagers and travelers with violent killings and kidnapping for ransom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Environmental authorities in Colombia say the mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Greenhaven had racked up years of health violations, including from letting untrained workers administer medications, lacking enough employees to care for people with dementia, and neglecting a resident who smeared feces over his body, bed, floor, and bathroom, the notice said.—
Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Heights resident did take more than a year off from a nursing program at Rasmussen University to get the migraines under control and was already dealing with a thyroid problem.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Still, why would a government more than six thousand miles away from a suburban Pennsylvania town that has fewer than ten thousand inhabitants be poking around in a distant municipal water system?—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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