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
The protests and walkouts played out in streets, businesses and schools across the country with calls for ICE agents to be pulled out of cities after federal agents killed two American citizens.
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white picture shows 28 men of Japanese descent, American citizens, lined up on wooden stairs leading to a mess hall at Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps in the western United States during World War II.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The online post prompted at least one private citizen to file a complaint with the Iowa Supreme Court disciplinary board and share videos of Swanson at county meetings.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
In many parts of the country, essential infrastructure is not stable, which has led nations like Canada and the UK to advise their citizens to avoid travel to Cuba if possible.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white picture shows 28 men of Japanese descent, American citizens, lined up on wooden stairs leading to a mess hall at Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps in the western United States during World War II.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The online post prompted at least one private citizen to file a complaint with the Iowa Supreme Court disciplinary board and share videos of Swanson at county meetings.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
In many parts of the country, essential infrastructure is not stable, which has led nations like Canada and the UK to advise their citizens to avoid travel to Cuba if possible.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizen
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have in recent years detained foreign and dual nationals, typically on espionage or national security charges.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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That includes Cuban nationals with serious criminal records who were previously impossible to deport, according to Herald interviews.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The farm has been so long neglected that its barn and homestead are in complete disrepair, its fields untended and its livestock distributed among the villagers, none of whom volunteer to return the animals.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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This was the local method of refrigeration, and the villagers survived on subsistence hunting.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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Local leaders often do their best to preserve open space and defray the costs that new residents and businesses will inevitably bring.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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His calm authority, wit, and quiet moral certainty is challenged by escalating reports of a mysterious affliction hitting the inhabitants of New York and beyond.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t mean things have always been done right; reports that police and sanitation workers have in some circumstances simply discarded or destroyed inhabitants’ belongings without giving them the ability to pack up are shameful.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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