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
Lawyers are, in his formulation, both loyal servants of their clients and public citizens with special responsibility for the quality of justice.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
In 2004, Pamela Anderson became a dual citizen of Canada and America.
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Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Sensing that our Constitution was in crisis, a group of citizens from Philadelphia asked both chambers of Congress to recite the Farewell Address in 1862 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Washington’s birth.
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Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
The new center will be the first of its kind, completely operated by Cherokee Nation, and comes at no cost for tribal citizens.
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Sarah Liese,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for citizen
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
In 2004, Pamela Anderson became a dual citizen of Canada and America.
—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Sensing that our Constitution was in crisis, a group of citizens from Philadelphia asked both chambers of Congress to recite the Farewell Address in 1862 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Washington’s birth.
—
Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
The new center will be the first of its kind, completely operated by Cherokee Nation, and comes at no cost for tribal citizens.
—
Sarah Liese,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizen
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The company said the federal government had issued export controls that required it to block access to the model by foreign nationals — a broad order that Anthropic said effectively required it to disable the model.
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Fintan Opara, another Nigerian national repatriated after being in South Africa for 18 years, said most Nigerians not longer feel welcome in the country.
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There were ten of us, with several large sacks of nonperishable items—canned fish, soap, bottled water—along with more than six hundred arepas that the villagers had cooked the night before.
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The 56-year-old was found guilty last year of inciting social unrest after meeting with villagers displaced by government construction projects, in what was widely seen as one of many legal moves taken by the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet to silence critics.
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The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
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The city is recommending zoning regulations that fall in line with state statute while trying to calm residents who are worried data centers will overwhelm resources like water and energy and impose on their quality of life.
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The country stands out with 11 charge points per 1,000 inhabitants, the highest ratio in Europe in 2025.
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For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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