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 arrest of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara in Georgia earlier this month highlights the risks journalists who are not citizens face under a Trump administration aggressively pursuing mass deportations.
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 June 2025
The last remaining living American citizen in captivity, he was freed in a one-off deal negotiated by the Trump administration on May 12.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
In addition, all contestants must be a United States citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa before their audition.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 24 June 2025
Blavatnik is a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 June 2025
The last remaining living American citizen in captivity, he was freed in a one-off deal negotiated by the Trump administration on May 12.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
In addition, all contestants must be a United States citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa before their audition.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 24 June 2025
Blavatnik is a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizen
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The Trump administration is putting an end to Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation, dealing yet another devastating blow to roughly a half-million Haitian nationals, some of whom have lived in the United States for more than a decade.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Mehran Makari Saheli, was one of 11 Iranian nationals arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a 48-hour period in eight states, according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
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The whole series questions whether there’s a real creature or it’s invented by the villagers.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Dragon boat racing was said to begin after villagers agitated the water and paddled to try to save him or prevent his body from being eaten by fish, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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Council members approved a couple of ordinances to change both the city charter and code to move the local election date to November 2024 — triggering a lawsuit by a handful of North Miami residents.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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The county has had 413 cases since late January — just under 2% of its residents.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Its genesis reaches back into our history and is directly related to the health and wellbeing of our nation’s inhabitants, and, more broadly, global health.—
Jennifer Boulanger,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The aim is to remove tariffs and other trade barriers to ease the movement of goods in a continent of around 1.5 billion inhabitants.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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